Thymophylla pentachaeta

Thymophylla pentachaeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Tageteae
Genus:	Thymophylla
Species:	T. pentachaeta
Binomial name
	Thymophylla pentachaeta; (DC.) Small
Synonyms
	Hymenatherum pentachaetum D.C; Dyssodia pentachaeta (D.C) B. L. Robinson;

Thymophylla pentachaeta, also known as fiveneedle pricklyleaf,^[1] golden dyssodia or dogweed, is a perennial or subshrub in the family Asteraceae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and Mexico.

Four varieties are recognised:

T. pentachaeta var. belenidium
T. pentachaeta var. hartwegii
T. pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
T. pentachaeta var. puberula

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thymophylla pentachaeta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

Thymophylla pentachaeta Flora of North America
Dyssodia pentachaeta University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thymophylla pentachaeta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 December 2015.

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