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Gardens Navigator Thelesperma filifolium Plains Navajo Tea; Stiff Greenthread; Cota Search for Thelesperma filifolium in Missouri Botanic Garden Plant Finder |
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| DERIVATION |
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| INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THIS PLANT | The flowers of this annual plant, native to the central US from Wyoming and South Dakota, south into New Mexico, Texas and Mississippi, can be used to dye wool or silk, yarn or fabric, that has been pre-treated with alum, a bright yellow color. | ||
| FAMILY |
Asteraceae (Aster Family) | ||
| HABIT | Herbaceous | ||
| GROWTH FORM | Upright | ||
| RANGE | United States (Great Plains to Arizona to Alabama), N Mexico | ||
| LEAF TYPE | Deciduous | ||
| FLOWERS | Yellow;brown (Ray flowers;disk flowers) | ||
| HARDINESS | USDA Zone 5 (Coldest zone where hardy) | ||
| SUN REQUIREMENTS | Sun | Partial sun | ||
| SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS | Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection | Attracts Butterflies | Dye Plant | ||
| COMMON NAME(S) | Plains Navajo Tea | Stiff Greenthread | Cota | ||
| SYNONYMS | Thelesperma trifidum |
Individual Locations for Thelesperma filifolium:
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(To display plant details, click the number in the table.)
| Map Key |
Accession Number |
Year | Location |
| 1 | 812230*1 | 1981 | Rock Alpine Garden |
| No Map |
862108*1 | 1986 | Plains Garden |
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921144*1 | 1992 | Chatfield Visitor Center |
| 2 | 981692*1 | 1998 | Chatfield Sinnamon Center, W Screen |
| 3 | 981692*2 | 1998 | Chatfield Sinnamon Center WSM Ave S |
| 4 | 981692*3 | 1998 | Chatfield Sinnamon Center TG Prairie |
| 5 | 982437*1 | 1998 | Plains Garden |
| 6 | 072661*1 | 2007 | Mordecai Childrens G |
| 7 | 072661*2 | 2007 | Mordecai Childrens G |
| 8 | 072661*5 | 2007 | Chatfield Butterfly House |
| No Map |
191468*1 | 2019 | Chatfield Historic Farm, Dye Garden |
| FLOWERING: When Thelesperma filifolium has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FRUITING: When Thelesperma filifolium has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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