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Sierra Tidytips

Layia pentachaeta

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 39, February 34, March 35, April 43, May 42, June 31, July 27, August 27, September 34, October 35, November 45, December 35.
United States734
California427
Nevada307

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
  • 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
GenusTidytips · Layia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Sierra Tidytips with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.