species 16,919 observations
Stiff Greenthread
Thelesperma filifolium
Field notes
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 generally flowers from March to August, sometimes into October.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Dainty Sulphur
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Kern's Flower Scarab, Yellow-spotted Bromeliad Fly, Yellow-shouldered Drone Fly, Cotton Fleahopper
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Common Buckeye, Margined Calligrapher, Orange Sulphur
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.