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Santa Barbara Wirelettuce

Stephanomeria elata

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 15, February 13, March 14, April 17, May 17, June 12, July 11, August 11, September 14, October 14, November 18, December 14.
United States182
California170
Oregon12

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
GenusWirelettuces · Stephanomeria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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