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nodding microseris

Microseris nutans

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 57, February 50, March 52, April 64, May 62, June 46, July 39, August 40, September 51, October 52, November 67, December 51.
United States2,849
California631
Idaho605
Oregon542
Washington469
Canada358
British Columbia233
Nevada180
Alberta125
Utah109

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
  • 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
Genussilverpuffs · Microseris

Sources

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

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