Thymophylla pentachaeta v.belenidium

Life form², ³: perennial, forb or subshrub
Habitat: rocky slopes, bajadas
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement³: opposite
leaf margin³: pinnatifid spiny
Flower color²: yellow
Flowering period²: Mar. to Sept.
Armament², ³: spiny leaves
Family¹, ², ³: Asteraceae (sunflower family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family¹: Compositae (composite family)
Synonym(s)¹: Dyssodia pentachaeta v.belenidium
Status: present but not common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson