Thymophylla pentachaeta

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Thymophylla pentachaeta
Dyssodia pentachaeta 2.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Tribe:
Tageteae
Genus:
Species:
T. pentachaeta
Binomial name
Thymophylla pentachaeta
(DC.) Small
Synonyms
  • pentachaetum D.C
  • Dyssodia pentachaeta (D.C) B. L. Robinson

Thymophylla pentachaeta, also known as fiveneedle pricklyleaf,[1] golden dyssodia or dogweed, is a perennial or subshrub in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Four varieties are recognised:

  • T. pentachaeta var. belenidium
  • T. pentachaeta var. hartwegii
  • T. pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
  • T. pentachaeta var. puberula

References[]

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thymophylla pentachaeta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.


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