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whitestem goldenbush

Ericameria discoidea

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 47, February 41, March 42, April 52, May 51, June 37, July 60, August 73, September 41, October 42, November 55, December 42.
United States1,435
California516
Colorado140
Nevada136
Utah129
Idaho75
Oregon35
Washington17
Wyoming16

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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
Genusgoldenbushes · Ericameria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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