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pebble pincushion

Chaenactis carphoclinia

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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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.

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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 California.January 184, February 159, March 166, April 206, May 200, June 147, July 126, August 128, September 163, October 166, November 214, December 165.
United States3,348
California2,023
Nevada803
Arizona475
Utah41
Mexico8
New Mexico6
Baja California4
Sonora4

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
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genuspincushion plants · Chaenactis

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Sources

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

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