Asteraceae
Five-needle pricklyleaf
Thymophylla pentachaeta
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Thymophylla
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Five-needle pricklyleaf, Fiveneedle pricklyleaf, Dahlberg daisy, Dogweed, Golden dyssodia, Golden fleece
Synonyms
- Dyssodia cupulata A.Nelson
- Dyssodia gracilis (Rydb.) Cory
- Dyssodia pentachaeta (DC.) B.L.Rob.
- Dyssodia pentachaeta subsp. pentachaeta
- Dyssodia pentachaeta var. pentachaeta
- Dyssodia wootonii S.F.Blake
- Hymenatherum berlandieri DC.
- Hymenatherum candolleanum Hook. & Arn.
- Hymenatherum pentachaetum DC.
- Hymenatherum thurberi A.Gray
- Thymophylla gracilis Rydb.
- Thymophylla myriophylla Rydb.
- Thymophylla villosula Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Sue Schwab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Sue Schwab, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.