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Big Galleta
Hilaria rigida
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
James' GalletaHilaria jamesii
tobosagrassHilaria mutica
sixweeks three-awnAristida adscensionis
silky panicgrassPanicum urvilleanum
Desert NeedlegrassPappostipa speciosa
Fountain GrassCenchrus setaceus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,101 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,125 |
| Arizona | 605 |
| Nevada | 346 |
| Mexico | 57 |
| Baja California | 38 |
| Utah | 37 |
| Sonora | 19 |
| Kansas | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Galleta Grasses · Hilaria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Big Galleta with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.