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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Carrots, Ivies, and Allies
  6. Carrot Family
  7. Selineae
  8. Scaleseed

genus

Scaleseed

Spermolepis

Traits
Includes
3 native 4 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Western Bristly Scaleseed present
  • Spreading Scaleseed native
  • Bristly Scaleseed native
  • Rough-fruit Scaleseed native
  • Hellhole Canyon Spermolepis
  • Spreading Scaleseed
  • Hawaii Scaleseed native
  • Organ Mountains Scaleseed
  • Spermolepis laevis
  • Desert Sand-parsley

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Annual Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native scaleseed All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Rough-fruit Scaleseed Spermolepis divaricata caterpillars 1
  • Spreading Scaleseed Spermolepis inermis
  • Bristly Scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
  • Hawaii Scaleseed Spermolepis hawaiiensis

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