Plants › phlox family
desert calico
Loeseliastrum matthewsii
2,569 observations in the source records
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.
What the records say
- 2,569 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Schott's calicoLoeseliastrum schottii
Lilac SunbonnetLangloisia setosissima
Desert WoollystarEriastrum eremicum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,774 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,921 |
| Nevada | 843 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Baja California | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- 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
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | phlox family · Polemoniaceae |
| Genus | Loeseliastrum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise desert calico with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.