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Tetradymia stenolepis
Tetradymia stenolepis Greene
Mojave Cottonthorn
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: TEST2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub , Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Oblanceolate , Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Corymb , Terminal
Size Notes: To about 4 feet in height.
Leaf: Primary leaves spinose. Secondary leaves oblanceolate or spatulate.
Flower: Flowers discoid. Heads in corymbiform capitulescences.
Fruit: Fruit a pilose cypsela.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Discoid flowers light yellow. Flowering primarily from May to August.
Distribution
USA: AZ , CA , NVNative Distribution: Southwestern US. Mojave Desert.
Native Habitat: Desert. Creosote-bush scrubland and Joshua-tree woodlands on gravelly soils.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Tetradymia stenolepis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Tetradymia stenolepis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tetradymia stenolepis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-06-13Research By: Joseph A. Marcus