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Spiny Goldenweed

Xanthisma spinulosum

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 247, February 237, March 269, April 510, May 313, June 152, July 136, August 141, September 167, October 178, November 232, December 225.
United States7,186
Texas2,807
New Mexico1,319
Arizona704
Oklahoma615
Canada570
Colorado547
Kansas358
Alberta314
Nebraska256

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • 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
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusXanthisma

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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