Texas Wildbuds
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa
(Four-nerved Daisy)
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3563
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7839
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3565
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7842
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7847
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Lake Whitney State Park, Hill Co. 7843
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3568
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3573
| Scientific Name | Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa (Hymenoxys scaposa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | TESCS |
| Common Name | Four-nerved Daisy, Plains Yellow Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 530628 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, gravelly soils along roadsides, hillsides, pastures, open areas, edges of woods. Plant: Upright, slender perennial with a few to many stems 5-1/2 to to 16 inches long; stems are somewhat hairy. Leaves: Crowded near the base, linear, linear-oblanceolate, oblanceolate, or (rarely) spatulate blades up to 3 inches long, entire edges or with a couple of small lobes; surfaces with glands sunken in pits (usually) and smooth or covered with long soft hairs. Inflorescence: Solitary head on long, erect peduncle, 0.8 to 1.4 inches across, with a dozen or so bright yellow rays with toothed tips; veins (nerves) are green or sometimes purplish-brown (var. villosa); 30 or more darker yellow disk flowers; cup–shaped, hairy involucre with about 20 phyllaries in 2 subequal series; outer phyllaries are broadly lanceolate. Bloom Period: April and May and again September and October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi, Vascular Plants of Williamson County, Flora of North America and American Southwest. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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