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Schott's Pygmycedar

Peucephyllum schottii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 368, February 400, March 513, April 308, May 299, June 220, July 188, August 192, September 243, October 249, November 320, December 246.
United States4,519
California3,027
Arizona562
Nevada489
Mexico96
Baja California77
Sonora16
Utah15
Baja California Sur3
New Mexico2

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • 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
GenusPeucephyllum

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