Asteraceae
Thelesperma

Thelesperma megapotamicum (Spreng.) Herter

First published in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 7: 235 (1943)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central & Central U.S.A. to N. Mexico, Uruguay to Argentina. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Rossengurtt [B-2386½] Uruguay K003176621 Yes
King, R.M.; Heinz, F. [9431] Argentina K003176629 Yes
Ferrucci, M.S.; Coulleri, J.P.; Urdampilleta, J.D. [2969] Argentina K003176614 Yes
Cabrera, A.L. [20576] Argentina K003176627 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K003176620 Yes
Troncoso, N.S. [20486] Argentina K003176626 Yes
Fischer, W. [207] Argentina K003176618 Yes
Lorentz, P.G. [[110]] Argentina K003176619 Yes
Gillies, L. [86] Uruguay K003176625 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Argentina K003176622 Yes
[N. Troueoso] [1323] Argentina K003176617 No
King, R.M.; Heinz, F. [9351] Argentina K003176630 Yes
Dusén, P. [5219] K003176616 Yes
s.coll. [4131] Uruguay K003176623 Yes
Pedersen, T.M. [11727] Argentina K003176628 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J.; Beetle, A.A.; Grondona, E. [23413] Argentina K003176615 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images