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Tetradymia glabrata
Also called Smooth Tetradymia, Spring Rabbitbrush
Littleleaf horsebrush (Tetradymia glabrata) is a small, bushy, desert shrub of the daisy family native to the western United States. It thrives in dry, open ground and tolerates salty or alkaline soils.
Tetradymia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name littleleaf horsebrush.
It is an erect, bushy shrub growing to a maximum height over 1 metre (3+1⁄2 ft), its stems coated unevenly in white woolly fibers with many bare strips. The narrow, pointed leaves are usually no more than a centimeter long and most occur in clusters along the branches. The inflorescence bears up to seven flower heads which are each enveloped in four woolly phyllaries. Each head contains four yellow cream flowers each around a centimeter long. The fruit is a hairy, ribbed achene with a pappus of bristles.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetradymia glabrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
