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Royal Goldfields

Lasthenia coronaria

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 48, February 41, March 43, April 64, May 52, June 38, July 33, August 33, September 42, October 43, November 55, December 43.
United States525
California524
Mexico41
Baja California41
Nevada1

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
Genusgoldfields · Lasthenia

Sources

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