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Rattlesnake flower

Brazoria truncata

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 Texas.January 45, February 43, March 49, April 216, May 149, June 28, July 25, August 26, September 30, October 32, November 42, December 41.
United States511
Texas510
Louisiana1

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
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusBrazoria

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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