Thymophylla pentachaeta, also known as fiveneedle pricklyleaf,[1] golden dyssodia or dogweed, is a perennial or subshrub in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Thymophylla |
Species: | T. pentachaeta
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Binomial name | |
Thymophylla pentachaeta | |
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Four varieties are recognised:
- Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium
- Thymophylla pentachaeta var. hartwegii
- Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
- Thymophylla pentachaeta var. puberula
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Thymophylla pentachaeta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- Thymophylla pentachaeta Flora of North America
- Dyssodia pentachaeta University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension
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