Thelesperma

Thelesperma filifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Coreopsideae
Genus: Thelesperma
Species: T. burridgeanum – T. filifolium – T. flavodiscum – T. graminiformis – T. longipes – T. megapotamicum – T. muelleri – T. nuecense – T. scabridulum – T. simplicifolium – T. subaequale – T. subnudum

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2018. Thelesperma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 27. Reference page.

Name

Thelesperma Less., Linnaea 6(3): 511 (1831).

• Type species: Thelesperma scabiosoides Less. (1831)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cosmidium Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., ser. 2, 7: 361 (1841).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Montana, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Nevada, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Uruguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lessing, C.F. 1831. Synanthereae addendae. In: Chamisso, L.K.A.v. & Schlechtendal, D.F.L.v. (ed.): De plantis in Expeditione Romanzoffiana observatis disserere pergitur. Linnaea 6(3): 501–528. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Thelesperma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Thelesperma. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 27 2018.
• Compositae Working Group (CWG) (ed.) 2021–. Thelesperma in Global Compositae Database. Published online. Accessed: 2022 02 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Thelesperma in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Thelesperma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Greenthread

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