Thelesperma longipes

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Thelesperma
Species:
T. longipes
Binomial name
Thelesperma longipes

Thelesperma longipes, the longstalk greenthread,[2] is a perennial species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is found from Arizona to northeast Mexico.

Description

It is a perennial herb or subshrub that grows 20 to 40 cm (7.9 to 15.7 in) tall. The cauline leaves are "mostly crowded over proximal 1/4–1/2 of plant heights".[3] The internodes are mostly 5 to 25 mm (0.20 to 0.98 in) long; the lobes are mostly linear to filiform, and are 5–45 × 0.5-1 mm. It flowers from March to October. There are 0 ray florets per flower head. The disc corollas are yellow, occasionally with red-brown nerves, the throats are equal to or longer than the lobes. The cypselae are 2-3 mm, and there are usually no pappi.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

It grows in the United States (Arizona, Texas, New Mexico) and in Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas) at elevations of 500 to 2100 meters from sea level on openings in desert scrub or limestone ridges.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  2. ↑ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Thelesperma longipes - FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Thelesperma longipes A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-13.


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