Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa
(Four-nerved Daisy)
Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa, The Nature Conservancy North of Marathon, Brewster Co. 5262
Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa, , The Nature Conservancy North of Marathon, Brewster Co. 5266
Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa, The Nature Conservancy North of Marathon, Brewster Co. 5270
Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa, The Nature Conservancy North of Marathon, Brewster Co. 5275
| Scientific Name | Tetraneuris scaposa var. villosa (Hymenoxys scaposa var. villosa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | TESCV |
| Common Name | Four-nerved Daisy, Plains Yellow Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 530629 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, gravelly soils along roadsides, hillsides, pastures, open areas, edges of woods; southeast portions of the Trans-Pecos and western Edwards Plateau. Plant: Upright, slender perennial with a few to many stems 5-1/2 to to 16 inches long; stems are somewhat hairy. Leaves: Crowded near the base, linear, linear-oblanceolate, oblanceolate, or (rarely) spatulate blades up to 3 inches long, entire edges or with a couple of small lobes; surfaces slightly gland-dotted and covered with long soft hairs. Inflorescence: Solitary head on long, erect peduncle, 0.8 to 1.4 inches across, with a dozen or so bright yellow rays with toothed tips and purplish-brown veins (nerves); 30 or more darker yellow disk flowers; cup–shaped, hairy involucre with about 20 phyllaries in 2 subequal series; outer phyllaries are broadly lanceolate. Bloom Period: April and May and again September and October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. Note: None of my usual references recognize var. villosa as a separate variant, except for Correll and Johnston and USDA Plants. |
BONAP Distribution Map N/A |
Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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