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lyall's tonestus

Tonestus lyallii

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 British Columbia.January 22, February 21, March 32, April 38, May 59, June 51, July 80, August 55, September 32, October 25, November 20, December 20.
Canada558
United States524
British Columbia397
Washington167
Alberta157
Idaho152
Oregon42
Colorado38
Wyoming16
Nunavut4

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
GenusTonestus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise lyall's tonestus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.