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bristleleaf pricklyleaf

Thymophylla tenuiloba

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 Texas.January 68, February 65, March 107, April 288, May 86, June 53, July 38, August 39, September 46, October 49, November 64, December 62.
United States1,000
Texas773
Hawaii85
Taiwan80
China74
Taiwan Province74
California49
Mexico45
Tainan23
Sonora22

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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
  • 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
GenusPricklyleaves · Thymophylla

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Remember the name next time.

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