Asteraceae

Hopi tea greenthread

Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Kuntze

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Thelesperma

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Hopi tea greenthread: Flowers of Thelesperma megapotamicum , cota or Rio Grande greenthread or Hopi tea greenthread, La Puebla, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. — Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Hopi tea greenthread

Synonyms

Bidens gracilis Torr.
Bidens leyboldii Phil.
Bidens megapotamica Spreng.
Bidens paradoxa D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.
Cosmidium gracile (Torr.) Nutt.
Isostigma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Sherff
Thelesperma gracile (Torr.) A.Gray
Thelesperma scabiosioides Less.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.