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Plains Greenthread
Thelesperma nuecense
Thelesperma nuecense, the Rio Grande greenthread, is an annual species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is native to Texas.
From the article Thelesperma nuecense on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Thelesperma nuecense is an annual herb that grows up to 3 feet tall. The cauline leaves are "scattered over proximal 1/4–1/2(–3/4) of plant heights". It flowers from March to July. There are 8 ray florets per flower head; the laminae are yellow, suffused with a red-brown spot or band. The disc corollas are red-brown, with throats usually shorter than the lobes. The cypselae are 5 to 5.5 mm long; the pappi are 0.5 to 1 mm long. The species typically flowers from March to July.
Range & habitat
Thelesperma nuecense is endemic to Texas, and grows at elevations of 0 to 200 meters from sea level on "disturbed sites on sands".
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 169678.