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downy pincushionplant
Navarretia pubescens
26 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
SkunkweedNavarretia squarrosa
mitrefruit pincushionplantNavarretia mitracarpa
Calistoga PincushionplantNavarretia heterodoxa
needleleaf navarretiaNavarretia intertexta
marigold pincushionplantNavarretia tagetina
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,092 |
|---|---|
| California | 947 |
| Nevada | 113 |
| Oregon | 32 |
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
- 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
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | phlox family · Polemoniaceae |
| Genus | Pincushion plants · Navarretia |
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 downy pincushionplant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.