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Nevada scalebroom

Lepidospartum latisquamum

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 26, February 22, March 23, April 29, May 28, June 20, July 18, August 18, September 23, October 23, November 30, December 23.
United States530
California282
Nevada239
Utah6
Arizona2
New Mexico1

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush 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
Genusscalebroom · Lepidospartum

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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