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Thymophylla tenuiloba
Also called Dahlburg-daisy, Dahlberg Daisy, Dahlberg's Daisy, Golden Fleece
Dahlberg daisy is a small, bushy, trailing annual with many tiny yellow daisy-like flowers, native to south central Texas and northern Mexico. It thrives in heat and dry conditions, with sun and sharp drainage being the keys to success.
Thymophylla tenuiloba, also known as the bristleleaf pricklyleaf, Dahlberg daisy, small bristleleaf pricklyleaf, golden fleece, or shooting star, is a bushy, multi-branched flowering annual from the family Asteraceae. Native to south central Texas and northern Mexico, it produces a large number of small, yellow flowers and demonstrates a trailing habit. It is tolerant of heat and dry conditions and is sometimes sold as a summertime annual plant in areas beyond its native range.
The plant was once known as Hymenatherum tenuilobum in the De Candolle system.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thymophylla tenuiloba 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.
