[Pricklyleafs: The Genus Thymophylla in the American Desert Southwest]

Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Pricklyleaf, Five needled thymophylla

Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium

Synonyms: Dyssodia pentachaeta, Hymenatherum pentachaetum

Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Pricklyleaf, Five needled thymophylla: Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (Synonyms: Dyssodia pentachaeta, Hymenatherum pentachaetum) - Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Pricklyleaf, Five needled thymophylla: Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (Synonyms: Dyssodia pentachaeta, Hymenatherum pentachaetum)

Fiveneedle pricklyleaf as seen in Boynton Canyon near Sedona, Arizona..........March 15, 2015.

Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Pricklyleaf, Five needled thymophylla: Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (Synonyms: Dyssodia pentachaeta, Hymenatherum pentachaetum) - Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needle Pricklyleaf, Five needled thymophylla: Thymophylla pentachaeta var. belenidium (Synonyms: Dyssodia pentachaeta, Hymenatherum pentachaetum)

Fiveneedle pricklyleaf as seen along the Hiline Trail between Sedona, AZ and the Village of Oak Creek, AZ........March 20, 2015.
Paul Slichter