Single Record

Participant Info

Species
Thelesperma filifolium [Thelesperma formosum] [Thelesperma intermedium] [thelesperma trifidum]
Family
Asteraceae
CommonName
stiff greenthread
Presence
Yes
Status
native
EarliestDate
1934
LatestDate
2013
Ecosystem
foothill, sanddunes
Geobotanical
NCristos, UBasin, LBasin
Counties
Alamosa, Costilla, Saguache
Passes
WildlifePreserves
Great Sand Dunes
Other Localities
Comments
For Thelesperma filifolium are nine Watershed records, from foothills in sandy soil and pinyon-juniper habitat, most often from around the Great Sand Dunes. One 1986 location is near San Luis in Costilla Co. There are no records from the west side of the Watershed. That accords with the USA distribution, which is largely the Front Range, the western Great Plains, and all of Texas. But the species also follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and on down through Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. Note that our variety seems to be T. filifolium var. intermedium.