PLANTS Profile for Thelesperma (greenthread)

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PLANTS Profile

Thelesperma Less.
greenthread

Symbol:

THELE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Thelesperma Less.

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Distribution:
Thelesperma Less.

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY), CAN (AB)

Related Taxa:
Thelesperma Less.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Thelesperma ambiguum A. Gray. .

Thelesperma ambiguum
Colorado greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma burridgeanum (Regel, Korn. & Rach.) S.F. Blake. . Image Available.

Thelesperma burridgeanum
Burridge's greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma caespitosum Dorn. .

Thelesperma caespitosum
low greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma curvicarpum T.E. Melchert. .

Thelesperma curvicarpum
Edwards Plateau greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma filifolium (Hook.) A. Gray. .

Thelesperma filifolium
stiff greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma flavodiscum (Shinners) B.L. Turner. .

Thelesperma flavodiscum
East Texas greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma longipes A. Gray. . Image Available.

Thelesperma longipes
longstalk greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze. . Image Available.

Thelesperma megapotamicum
Hopi tea greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma nuecense B.L. Turner. .

Thelesperma nuecense
Rio Grande greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma pubescens Dorn. .

Thelesperma pubescens
hairy greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma simplicifolium A. Gray. .

Thelesperma simplicifolium
slender greenthread

Distribution of Thelesperma subnudum A. Gray. .

Thelesperma subnudum
Navajo tea

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Thelesperma Less.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Thelesperma Less. – greenthread

More Accounts and Images:
Thelesperma Less.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38517.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 09:34 PM CDT