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low woolly marbles

Psilocarphus brevissimus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 110, February 95, March 99, April 185, May 119, June 88, July 75, August 76, September 97, October 99, November 127, December 98.
United States1,508
California1,205
Nevada129
Mexico97
Baja California97
Oregon79
Idaho49
Washington16
Canada15
Utah8

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusWoolly-Marbles · Psilocarphus

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