Thelesperma filifolium

Thelesperma filifolium
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Thelesperma
Species:	T. filifolium
Binomial name
Thelesperma filifolium (Hook.) A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
Coreopsis filifolia Hook. Coreopsis trifida Poir. Cosmidium burridgeanum Regel Cosmidium filifolium (Hook.) Nutt. Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium (Hook.) A.Gray Thelesperma filifolium var. intermedium (Rydb.) Shinners Thelesperma intermedium Rydb. Thelesperma intermedium var. intermedium Thelesperma trifidum Britton

Thelesperma filifolium, commonly known as stiff greenthread,^[2] or plains greenthread,^[3] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is often found growing in shallow soils. It prefers disturbed sites in dry, sandy or gravelly soil with a neutral to basic pH. Stiff greenthread adapts to various soil conditions, including loam, clay, caliche, and roadsides. It blooms between March and June and often into the fall. ^{[citation needed]}