Thymophylla pentachaeta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Thymophylla pentachaeta (DC.) Small

Fiveneedle pricklyleaf

2006 Steve Matson

2020 Matt Berger

2020 cae1

2020 Matt Berger

2022 marcus_t

Thymophylla pentachaeta is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~202 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. belenidium
Genus:	Thymophylla
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Thymophylla pentachaeta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (THPE4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).