Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf

Thymophylla pentachaeta

"Thymophylla pentachaeta", also known as fiveneedle pricklyleaf, golden dyssodia or dogweed, is a perennial or subshrub in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Thymophylla pentachaeta or Golden fleece Geotagged,Spring,Thymophylla pentachaeta,United States

Naming

Four varieties are recognised:
⤷ "T. pentachaeta" var. "belenidium"
⤷ "T. pentachaeta" var. "hartwegii"
⤷ "T. pentachaeta" var. "pentachaeta"
⤷ "T. pentachaeta" var. "puberula"

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusThymophylla
SpeciesT. pentachaeta
Photographed in
United States of America