Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small var. pentachaeta
Parralena, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Dogweed, Dyssodia
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: THPEPUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
Parralena
Asteraceae
Location: Hwy 16, 7 km W of Helotes, roadside.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: On stoney, limestone soil of mowed highway R.O.W. Full sun.
Description: Erect, much branched plant, to 18 cm tall. Leaves opposite, pinnately parted into 5-11 linear lobes. Peduncles 5-10 cm, well above the foliage. Involucre turbinate. Rays yellow-orange; disk florets dull yellow.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Nov 4, 1993
Specimen number: 032
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0632
Accession Date: Jan 25, 1994
Accession Number: 47
Annotations: SCFRB