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Thymophylla pentachaeta
Also called Five-Needle Pricklyleaf, Dahlberg daisy, Dogweed, Golden dyssodia, Golden fleece, Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta, also known as fiveneedle pricklyleaf, golden dyssodia or dogweed, is a perennial or subshrub in the family Asteraceae.
The plant grows up to 20 centimetres (8 in) tall. The leaves are about 1.5 cm (1⁄2 in) long and pinnately divided. From April to October, atop leafless stalks are solitary yellow flower heads, 13 millimetres (1⁄2 in) wide, with 8–13 rays surrounding disk flowers. T. acerosa is woodier, with leaves closer to the flowers.
Pricklyleaf dogweed · Bristleleaf pricklyleaf · Ashy pricklyleaf · Pricklyleaf
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thymophylla pentachaeta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
