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Rocky Mountain groundsel

Packera streptanthifolia

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) simon1953, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Idaho.January 16, February 14, March 20, April 32, May 51, June 48, July 38, August 29, September 23, October 17, November 13, December 14.
United States1,779
Canada735
Idaho316
British Columbia302
Alaska237
California222
Colorado182
Washington173
Nevada157
Alberta153

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
GenusAmerican groundsels and ragworts · Packera

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Sources

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Practise Rocky Mountain groundsel 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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