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Loose Silky-bent
Apera spica-venti
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
redtopAgrostis gigantea
colonial bentAgrostis capillaris
tall oat grassArrhenatherum elatius
BushgrassCalamagrostis epigejos
CheatgrassBromus tectorum
Smooth BromeBromus inermis
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Smilo GrassOloptum miliaceum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 43,358 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 43,297 |
| Russia | 208 |
| Czechia | 86 |
| Ukraine | 77 |
| Germany | 67 |
| Austria | 64 |
| Bryansk Oblast | 52 |
| Poland | 51 |
| Niederösterreich | 43 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Grass-like growth formListed by a harvested source as having a graminoid or grass-like growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Apera |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Loose Silky-bent with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.