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Thelesperma megapotamicum
Also called Cota, Hopi Tea, Navajo Tea, Rayless Greenthread
Hopi tea greenthread is a perennial herb or subshrub from the central and southwestern US, northern Mexico and parts of South America, growing 20 to 80 cm tall with finely divided leaves and yellow or orange flower heads. It is a drought-tolerant wildflower best grown in full sun and well-drained soil.
Thelesperma megapotamicum is a perennial, herbaceous (or slightly woody), flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to sections of the Americas. It is known by the common names Hopi tea greenthread, rayless greenthread, Navajo tea, cota, and greenthread (a name it shares with other species in the genus).
Thelesperma megapotamicum is native to the portions of the central and southwestern United States (Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming), northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila), and some countries in South America.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelesperma megapotamicum 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.
