Thymophylla pentachaeta

Thymophylla pentachaeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Thymophylla
Species:	T. pentachaeta
Binomial name
Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small
Synonyms
Hymenatherum pentachaetum D.C Dyssodia pentachaeta (D.C) B. L. Robinson

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.

Four varieties are recognised:

• Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium
• Thymophylla pentachaeta var. hartwegii
• Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
• Thymophylla pentachaeta var. puberula

References

1. 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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