- Thymophylla tenuiloba
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Thymophylla tenuiloba Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Tageteae Genus: Thymophylla Species: T. tenuiloba Binomial name Thymophylla tenuiloba
(DC.) SmallSynonyms Hymenatherum tenuilobum
Thymophylla tenuiloba, also known as the Dahlberg daisy, small bristleleaf pricklyleaf, golden fleece, or shooting star is a bushy, multi-branched flowering annual from the family Asteraceae. Native to south central Texas and northern Mexico, it produces a large number of small, yellow flowers and demonstrates a trailing habit. It is tolerant of heat and dry conditions and is sometimes sold as a summertime annual plant in areas beyond its native range.
The plant was once known as Hymenatherum tenuilobum in the De Candolle system.
The species is naturalized in Queensland in Australia.[1]
References
- ^ "Thymophylla tenuiloba". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Thymophylla+tenuiloba. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- PLANTS Profile for Thymophylla tenuiloba
- FLORIDATA page on Thymophylla tenuiloba
- Flora of North America page
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants page
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