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Orcutt's Woodyaster

Xylorhiza orcuttii

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 California.January 729, February 1,446, March 1,272, April 571, May 554, June 408, July 349, August 356, September 451, October 461, November 853, December 1,077.
California5,931
United States5,614

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub 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
GenusWoodyasters · Xylorhiza

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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