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Telegraphweed

Heterotheca grandiflora

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) rileyneat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 916, February 792, March 825, April 1,023, May 994, June 731, July 626, August 921, September 1,573, October 1,158, November 1,063, December 831.
California18,356
United States10,399
Mexico413
Baja California412
Nevada135
Arizona91
Hawaii90
Utah17
Australia13
New South Wales12

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

Traits

Group and habits

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

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusFalse Goldenasters · Heterotheca

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