Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thelesperma subnudum
green threads, Hopi tea, Hopi tea greenthread, rayless greenthread
hairy greenthread, Navajo tea
± 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.
mostly crowded over proximal 1/4(–1/2) of plant heights, internodes mostly 1–5(–35 mm);
lobes mostly oblanceolate to linear, (5–)10–35(–45+) × (1–)2–3(–5) mm.
0.
0, or 8;
laminae yellow, (6–)12–20+ mm.
yellow, often with red-brown nerves, throats shorter than lobes.
yellow, sometimes with red-brown nerves, throats equal to or longer than lobes.
of 3–5+ ovate to oblong bractlets 1–2(–3) mm.
of 7–9 deltate to lance-linear bractlets 2–4+ mm.
5–8 mm;
pappi 1–2(–3) mm.
5–7 mm;
pappi usually 0, rarely 0.1–0.5 mm.
= 22, 44.
= 22, 24.
Thelesperma megapotamicum
Thelesperma subnudum
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.)
As here circumscribed, Thelesperma subnudum includes plants that have been treated as distinct species and/or varieties (some of which have been treated as of conservation concern). See C. J. Hansen et al. (2002) for an alternate interpretation of T. subnudum.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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