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Oregon woollyheads

Psilocarphus oregonus

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 28, February 25, March 26, April 51, May 31, June 23, July 19, August 20, September 25, October 26, November 33, December 25.
United States460
California313
Oregon60
Washington31
Idaho30
Nevada26

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
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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
GenusWoolly-Marbles · Psilocarphus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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