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slender townsendia

Townsendia leptotes

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 4, February 3, March 4, April 8, May 12, June 7, July 7, August 6, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 3.
United States251
Colorado68
California45
Nevada45
Utah41
Idaho26
New Mexico10
Wyoming5
Arizona2
Nebraska1

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
Genusgrounddaisies · Townsendia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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