Thurovia triflora
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 321, plate 15. 1895.
Common names: Three-flower snakeweed
Synonyms: Gutierrezia triflora (Rose) M. A. Lane
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 87.
Revision as of 15:21, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Leaves ascending-appressed, 2–10(–15) mm, gradually reduced distally. Heads 10–20, borne singly in leaf axils, sessile or subsessile. Disc corollas 2.3–2.8 mm. Cypselae 0.9–1.7 mm; pappi equaling corollas, erose, apiculate. 2n = 10.
Phenology: Flowering Sep–Nov.
Habitat: Clay soil, less commonly sandy loam, coastal flats and shallow banks, "slick spots" in coastal prairie grasslands, upper margins of ecotone between salty prairies and tidal flats, openings in thickets
Elevation: 0–10 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Thurovia triflora is known only from Calhoun, Harris, Jackson, and Matagorda counties on the Gulf coastal plain of southeastern Texas.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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