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Shortspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia spinosa

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 33, February 29, March 30, April 37, May 36, June 27, July 23, August 23, September 30, October 30, November 39, December 30.
United States1,390
California368
Utah187
Nevada167
Colorado136
Oregon112
Idaho109
Wyoming98
New Mexico26

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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
Genushorsebrushes and cottonthorns · Tetradymia

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