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annual Townsend daisy

Townsendia annua

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 Utah.January 12, February 10, March 14, April 47, May 36, June 21, July 18, August 15, September 14, October 11, November 9, December 9.
United States533
Utah194
New Mexico173
Arizona82
Texas43
Colorado41

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

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