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desert twinbugs
Scientific Name: Dicoria canescens
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Dicoria canescens
Dicoria canescens is a North American flowering plant belonging to the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is known by the common names desert twinbugs and bugseed.
Considerations for Pets and Children
- This plant has small parts.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
- Synonym: Dicoria brandegeei Gray
- Dicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A. Gray) Kartesz is also mentioned.
- Alternative spelling found in text: Dicorea canescens
Distribution and Habitat
- This plant is found sporadically in deep sandy washes or along river flood plains with deep, fine soil.
- It is distributed in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, the Mojave Desert, and other areas including California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Mexico (Baja California, Sonora).
- It grows in alkaline soils, desert washes, and flats at elevations ranging from -20 to 1700 meters.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Dicoria canescens is described as a forb/herb, which means it is a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- It is an annual plant.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Dicoria canescens is associated with dune species such as blowout grass, rosemary-mint, mule ears, and scurfpea.
- It grows in association with species like hiddenflower and large-desert evening-primrose.
- Desert twinbugs may be found in areas inhabited by the Desert Pocket Mouse.
- It grows alongside Wiggins' croton.
Further Information
- Additional information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution can be found on Discover Life's website.
- Photos and other data can be found at CalPhotos.