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Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (Fiveneedle pricklyleaf)
Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia

Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium

Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small var. belenidium (DC.) Strother

Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Dyssodia belenidium, Dyssodia pentachaeta var. belenidium, Dyssodia thurberi

USDA Symbol: THPEB

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , TX , UT

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-30
Research By: TWC Staff

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