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Sticky false gilia

Allophyllum glutinosum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 91, February 79, March 82, April 102, May 116, June 117, July 66, August 63, September 80, October 82, November 106, December 81.
United States1,005
California1,000
Mexico14
Baja California14
Nevada5

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

Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyphlox family · Polemoniaceae
GenusAllophyllum

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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