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Thelesperma subnudum
Thelesperma subnudum, commonly known as Navajo tea, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found from west central Canada to central United States. It grows in openings in pinyon/juniper or yellow pine forests.
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Description
Thelesperma subnudum is a perennial herb that typically grows between 10 and 40 cm (3.9 and 15.7 in) tall. The cauline leaves are "mostly crowded over proximal 1/4(–1/2) of plant heights". The calyculi are "of 7–9 deltate to lance-linear bractlets 2–4+ mm". There are 0 or 8 ray florets per flower head. The ray laminae are yellow, typically 12 to 20 mm (0.47 to 0.79 in) long. The disc corollas are yellow, sometimes with red-brown nerves. The cypselae are 5 to 7 mm (0.20 to 0.28 in) long. It typically blooms from May to September.
Range & habitat
It is native to Alberta, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Habitat. It grows at elevations of 1000–2900 meters from sea level in openings in pinyon/juniper or yellow pine forests.
Uses. The Navajo have used the flower to produce a yellow to orange dye solution for dyeing woolen yarns.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 148146.