Summary ⁵

Thelesperma filifolium, commonly known as Stiff Greenthread, or Plains Greenthread, is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is often found growing in shallow soils. It prefers disturbed sites in dry, sandy or gravelly soil with a neutral to basic pH. Stiff Greenthread adapts to various soil conditions, including loam, clay, caliche, and roadsides. It blooms between March and June and often into the fall.

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1. (c) Judith Ellen Lopez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/112692329998402018828/2013AprilMayInaturalistArcadiaTrailPark#5873536176835788962
2. (c) Judith Lopez Sikora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HqPguHl9DaI/U2rtUcx2MqI/AAAAAAAAsFY/4wG2lIOtYJI/P1240256.JPG
3. (c) Nicholas Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicholas Martinez
4. (c) Bren Ledbetter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bren Ledbetter
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelesperma_filifolium

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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