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sessileflower false goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
TelegraphweedHeterotheca grandiflora
Hairy False GoldenasterHeterotheca villosa
Coastal GoldenbushIsocoma menziesii
Heterotheca fastigiata
Rayless False GoldenasterHeterotheca oregona
Barberry-leaf GoldenbushHazardia berberidis
California AsterCorethrogyne filaginifolia
Harsh False GoldenasterHeterotheca hirsutissima
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,031 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,005 |
| Mexico | 54 |
| Baja California | 54 |
| Nevada | 23 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | False Goldenasters · Heterotheca |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise sessileflower false goldenaster with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.