Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thelesperma nuecense
green threads, Hopi tea, Hopi tea greenthread, rayless greenthread
Rio Grande greenthread
± scattered over proximal 1/2–3/4 of plant heights, internodes mostly 40–100 mm;
lobes mostly linear to filiform, sometimes oblanceolate, 20–40(–50+) × 0.5–1(–2.5) mm.
± scattered over proximal 1/4–1/2(–3/4) of plant heights, internodes mostly 4–10 cm;
lobes mostly linear to filiform, sometimes ± oblong, 25–50(–120) × 0.5–1+ mm.
0.
8;
laminae yellow to golden, usually proximally, sometimes almost wholly, suffused with red-brown or with a red-brown spot or band, 10–20+ mm.
yellow, often with red-brown nerves, throats shorter than lobes.
red-brown, throats shorter than lobes.
of 3–5+ ovate to oblong bractlets 1–2(–3) mm.
of 6–7+ narrowly triangular bractlets 2–4 mm.
5–8 mm;
pappi 1–2(–3) mm.
5–5.5+ mm;
pappi 0.5–1+ mm.
= 22, 44.
= 20.
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thelesperma nuecense
Thelesperma megapotamicum sometimes persists after plantings outside its natural range in the flora area and may become established (e.g., in California).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Distinctions between Thelesperma nuecense and T. filifolium are subtle; they may be better treated as one species.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
CA
OR
Flora NW
KS Wildflowers
PNW Herbaria
WildflowerSearch
iNaturalist
USDA Plants Database
