Thelesperma nuecense, the Rio Grande greenthread,[2] is a herbaceous annual flowering plant in the aster family. It is endemic to Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Thelesperma |
| Species: | T. nuecense
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelesperma nuecense B.L.Turner
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Description
editThelesperma nuecense is an annual herb that grows up to 3 feet tall.[3] The cauline leaves are "scattered over proximal 1/4–1/2(–3/4) of plant heights".[4] 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.[4]
The species typically flowers from March to July.[4]
Distribution and habitat
editThelesperma nuecense is endemic to Texas, and grows at elevations of 0 to 200 meters from sea level on "disturbed sites on sands".[4][5]
Conservation
editAs of December 2024[update], the conservation group NatureServe listed Thelesperma nuecense as Apparently Secure (G4) worldwide. This status was last reviewed on 1 February 1994.[1]
Taxonomy
editThelesperma nuecense was first named and described by Billie Lee Turner in 1959 in the journal Rhodora.[6] The species has no registered synonyms in the Plants of the World Online, World Flora Online, and Tropicos databases.[2][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b c d "Thelesperma nuecense - FNA". floranorthamerica.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "Thelesperma nuecense B.L.Turner | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Thelesperma nuecense". Tropicos. Retrieved 4 December 2024.