Native Plants
Thelesperma simplicifolium
Thelesperma simplicifolium A. Gray
Slender Greenthread, Navajo Tea, Cota
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: THSIUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Thelesperma simplicifolium
Slender Greenthreads
Asteraceae
Location: Gunsight Mountain Ranch, Tarpley.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry, sunny, limestone soil. Among a few Poaceae and Heliotropium.
Description: Slender, erect perennial, 40 cm tall, few branched above. Leaves sparse, 20+ mm long, lower ones trifid or bifid,upper ones simple, terete. Heads few, on short peduncles(terminal). Phyllaries; outer 8-10, 1-2 mm long, not half length of inner; inner 8, brownish to greenish-black, scarious margined, 5+ mm long. Rays 8, yellow. Disk flowers yellow w/red-brown veins.
County: Bandera
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: July 18, 1992
Specimen number: 469
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0677
Accession Date: Mar 22, 1994
Accession Number: 49
Annotations: SCFRN