Thelesperma megapotamicum
(Hopi Tea Greenthread)
Thelesperma megapotamicum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7918
Thelesperma megapotamicum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7909
Thelesperma megapotamicum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7910
Thelesperma megapotamicum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7763
Thelesperma megapotamicum, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7769
| Scientific Name | Thelesperma megapotamicum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | THME |
| Common Name | Hopi Tea Greenthread | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38525 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains and foothills (3500 to 7500 ft.); sandy or clay soils, disturbed or open areas. Plant: Erect perennial with several smooth, slender, branching stems 12 to 32 inches tall. Leaves: Along lower half to three-quarters of the stem, opposite, compound once- or twice-pinnately-divided into narrow, linear, thread-like segments 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long. Inflorence: Solitary rayless flower heads on the ends of long peduncles with many yellow disk florets; grayish-green, often purple-tinged, involucre enclosed by an inner row of 5 to 8 phyllaries fused together for most of their length and at the bottom a ring of 3 to 5 short outer phyllaries pointing outward beyond the base. Bloom period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, American Southwest and SEINet. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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