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Yellowstone grounddaisy

Townsendia condensata

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 Nevada.January 5, February 5, March 6, April 10, May 13, June 11, July 8, August 7, September 7, October 6, November 5, December 5.
United States267
Nevada88
California78
Canada62
Idaho38
Alberta34
Wyoming31
British Columbia28
Utah2
Oregon2

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
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial 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
Genusgrounddaisies · Townsendia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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