Plants Profile for Thymophylla tenuiloba (bristleleaf pricklyleaf)

General Information
Symbol:	THTE7
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Asteraceae
Duration:	Annual Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Richard A. Howard. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae ⁄ Compositae – Aster family
Genus	Thymophylla Lag. – pricklyleaf
Species	Thymophylla tenuiloba (DC.) Small – bristleleaf pricklyleaf

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 4 subspecies of Thymophylla tenuiloba . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Thymophylla tenuiloba</i> (DC.) Small var. <i>tenuiloba </i>

Thymophylla tenuiloba var. tenuiloba
bristleleaf pricklyleaf

Distribution of <i>Thymophylla tenuiloba</i> (DC.) Small var. <i>texana</i> (Cory) Strother

Thymophylla tenuiloba var. texana
Texas bristleleaf

Distribution of <i>Thymophylla tenuiloba</i> (DC.) Small var. <i>treculii</i> (A. Gray) Strother

Thymophylla tenuiloba var. treculii
Trecul's pricklyleaf

Distribution of <i>Thymophylla tenuiloba</i> (DC.) Small var. <i>wrightii</i> (A. Gray) Strother

Thymophylla tenuiloba var. wrightii
Wright's pricklyleaf

Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (THTE7)
Kemper Center for Home Gardening (THTE7)
USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (THTE7)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt	Minor

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Everitt

Sources

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover