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Salinas River Tarweed

Deinandra pentactis

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 11, February 10, March 10, April 12, May 17, June 9, July 8, August 11, September 10, October 11, November 13, December 10.
United States128
California121
Nevada7

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
GenusDeinandra

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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