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Crete weed

Hedypnois cretica

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 14, February 12, March 13, April 16, May 15, June 11, July 10, August 10, September 12, October 13, November 16, December 12.
United States304
California153
Texas100
Arizona50
Spain2
Illes Balears2
Portugal2
FARO2
Nevada1

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
GenusHedypnois

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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