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spiny pennywort
Orostachys spinosa
25 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
Spatulate rock pineOrostachys malacophylla
Orostachys thyrsiflora
Orostachys fimbriata
Cobweb HouseleekSempervivum arachnoideum
Androsace incana
Rolling Hen-and-chicksSempervivum globiferum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Russia | 2,937 |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,909 |
| Alaska | 2,909 |
| Irkutsk Oblast | 811 |
| Altai Republic | 551 |
| Altai Krai | 328 |
| Buryatia | 224 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 197 |
| Chelyabinsk Oblast | 134 |
| Bashkortostan | 126 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | saxifrages, stonecrops, and allies · Saxifragales |
| Family | stonecrop family · Crassulaceae |
| Genus | Rock Pines · Orostachys |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise spiny pennywort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.