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desert twinbugs
Scientific Name: Dicoria canescens ssp. brandegeei
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 several common names.
Common Names:
- Desert Twinbugs
- Bugseed
- Desert Dicoria
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
- Synonym: Dicoria brandegeei Gray
- Subspecies:
- Dicoria canescens subsp. brandegeei (A. Gray) Kartesz, comb. nov. ined.
- Dicoria canescens ssp. hispidula
- Dicoria canescens ssp. wetherillii
Distribution and Habitat:
- Dicoria canescens is found in North America, specifically in:
- The Sonoran Desert in Arizona.
- The Mojave Desert.
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Kane County, Utah.
- Alkaline soils, desert washes, and flats across Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Mexico (Baja California, Sonora) at elevations between -20 and 1700 meters.
- It typically grows in deep sandy washes or along river flood plains where there is deep, fine soil.
Morphological Characteristics:
- Dicoria canescens is an annual forb/herb, meaning it's a non-woody plant that is not a grass.
- It is a dicot.
Considerations for Pets
- As a plant found in desert areas, it is unlikely to be in direct contact with most household pets.
Quirky Facts:
- "Twinbugs" in the common name refers to the appearance of the seeds.