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Smilo Grass
Oloptum miliaceum
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
Whorled SmilograssOloptum thomasii
panic veldtgrassEhrharta erecta
rice cutgrassLeersia oryzoides
tufted hair grassDeschampsia cespitosa
smallflower melicgrassMelica imperfecta
African love grassEragrostis curvula
purple needlegrassNassella pulchra
blown grassLachnagrostis filiformis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 4,524 |
|---|---|
| United States | 1,518 |
| Spain | 449 |
| Australia | 217 |
| France | 212 |
| Cataluña/Catalunya | 131 |
| South Australia | 126 |
| Occitanie | 99 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 97 |
| Andalucía | 86 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Oloptum |
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 Smilo Grass with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.