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King’s Sandwort
Eremogone kingii
28 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
Fendler's sandwortEremogone fendleri
ballhead sandwortEremogone congesta
Fescue SandwortEremogone capillaris
Eastwood's SandwortEremogone eastwoodiae
Nuttall's sandwortSabulina nuttallii
prickly sandwortEremogone aculeata
Sierra mousetailIvesia santolinoides
Ferris' SandwortEremogone ferrisiae
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,580 |
|---|---|
| California | 1,160 |
| Nevada | 357 |
| Idaho | 140 |
| Utah | 131 |
| Oregon | 63 |
| Colorado | 50 |
| Washington | 25 |
| Wyoming | 12 |
| Canada | 6 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | pinks, cactuses, and allies · Caryophyllales |
| Family | pink family · Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus | Eremogone |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise King’s Sandwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.