Greenthread
Thelesperma filifolium
Summary 6
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.
National distribution 7
United States
Origin: Unknown/UndeterminedRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Sources and Credits
- (c) Judith Ellen Lopez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://picasaweb.google.com/112692329998402018828/2013AprilMayInaturalistArcadiaTrailPark#5873536176835788962
- (c) Judith Lopez Sikora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HqPguHl9DaI/U2rtUcx2MqI/AAAAAAAAsFY/4wG2lIOtYJI/P1240256.JPG
- (c) Judith Lopez Sikora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ms_7qK3RDvA/UXyMXzueXgI/AAAAAAAATj8/HJH0U5_lJk4/P1020644.JPG
- anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/thin5_001_lvd.jpg
- (c) ellen hildebrandt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ellen hildebrandt
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelesperma_filifolium
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28990366
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
