Thelesperma megapotamicum Family: composite Size: 17mm Date: 5/28/99 Comments: Native Perennialheads head closeup--notice the reddish disk flowersThelesperma filifolium Family: Composite Size: 42 mm Date: 5/15/98 Comments:Plant habit in Temporal Canyon, northeast of Tularosa, 15 Sep 2008.A pseudanthium in Temporal Canyon, 15 Sep 2008.PH#3 Colorado Cough Root PH#1 , PH#2 , PH#3 Coltsfoot, Western PH#1 , PH#2 , MKg , MKj Columbine,...phyllaries--the inner whorl of phyllaries is translucent, allowing the colors of the developing...Abaxial view of a pseudanthium, showing phyllaries, in Temporal Canyon, 15 Sep 2008.The traditional method of preparing the herb is to harvest the plant just as the flower buds open,...Thelesperma simplicifolium = Navajo tea grow up to 22 inches in height Many loosely branched stems...Achenes with attached receptacular bracts in Temporal Canyon, 15 Sep 2008.A red pseudanthium on the Croton Spring Trail, Big Bend National Park, 15 Apr 2007.Pseudanthium between Portal and Paradise in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, 4 Sep 2006.Plant habit between Portal and Paradise, 4 Sep 2006.A pseudanthium near Alamosa Creek, just upstream of Monticello Box, 26 Aug 2006.Another pseudanthium at Alamosa Creek, 26 Aug 2006.Cauline leaves between Portal & Paradise, 4 Sep 2006. Go back to: SW Plants The main indexThis plant just doesn't stop blooming. Period. In a bed about 10' from a major highway, it gets no...PH#1 , PH#2 , PH#3 Colorado Cough Root PH#1 , PH#2 , PH#3 Coltsfoot, Western PH#1 , PH#2 , MKg , MKj...Achenes & attached bracts near Alamosa Creek, 26 Aug 2006.This plant just doesn't stop blooming. Period. In a bed about 10' from a major highway, it gets no...Image Information Photographer: Wasowski, Sally and Andy Accession date: 2006-07-21 Filename:...This plant just doesn't stop blooming. Period. In a bed about 10' from a major highway, it gets no...Thelesperma lowers before opening.Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family Rayless Green-thread (Hopi Tea Greenthread) Thelesperma...Image Information Photographer: Wasowski, Sally and Andy Accession date: 2006-07-21 Filename:...Thank you for helping us to maintain and expand this wildflower index.Image Information Photographer: Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia State: TX Accession date: 1989-02-22...