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Coastal Goldenbush

Isocoma menziesii

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 957, February 828, March 862, April 1,069, May 1,039, June 764, July 791, August 1,045, September 1,747, October 1,307, November 1,111, December 856.
California18,577
United States10,557
Mexico801
Baja California795
Arizona35
Baja California Sur6
Nevada3
New Mexico1
Utah1
Chile1

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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
GenusJimmyweeds and Goldenbushes · Isocoma

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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