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peck neststraw

Stylocline psilocarphoides

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 31, February 27, March 28, April 35, May 34, June 25, July 21, August 22, September 28, October 28, November 36, December 28.
United States625
California345
Nevada264
Arizona6
Idaho5
Oregon3
Utah1
Kansas1

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
Genusneststraws · Stylocline

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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