Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Tetradymia > Tetradymia canescensTetradymia canescens (spineless horsebrush)Synonyms: Tetradymia canescens var. canescens; Tetradymia canescens var. inermis; Tetradymia inermis Tetradymia argyraea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names spineless horsebrush and gray horsebrush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to New Mexico, where it grows in sagebrush, woodlands, forest, scrubby open plains, and other habitat. It is a bushy shrub growing to 60 to 80 centimeters in maximum height with multibranched woody or semi-woody stems that grow from taproots. It is coated in woolly fibers with hairless strips at intervals along the branches. It has no spines. The lance-shaped leaves are no more than 4 centimeters long and woolly or silver-haired in texture. Longer-lived leaves are alternately arranged along the stem and smaller, shorter-lived leaves occur in clusters near the axils of the primary |
| Bloom Period [1] | Late Summer | | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | | Fire Tolerance [1] | None | | Frost Free Days [1] | 6 months 20 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Fall | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Winter | | Growth Form [1] | Multiple Stem | | Growth Period [1] | Spring, Summer, Fall | | Growth Rate [1] | Slow | | Hazards [1] | Severe Toxicity | | Leaf Type [2] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed | | Root Depth [1] | 6 inches (15 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | | Seed Vigor [1] | Low | | Seeds Per [1] | 120000 / lb (264554 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Erect | | Structure [2] | Shrub | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | None |  | | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [1] | White-Gray | | Fruit Color [1] | Brown |  | | Height [1] | 3.936 feet (1.2 m) |  | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Infertile | | Water Use [1] | Low |  | | Screening - Summer [1] | Moderate | | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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IUCN Category |
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Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
36286 |
Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument |
III |
5997 |
Colorado, United States |
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Grand Canyon National Park |
II |
1210128 |
Arizona, United States |
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John Day Fossil Beds National Monument |
III |
8594 |
Oregon, United States |
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Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area |
V |
103172 |
Washington, United States |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Oregon Caves National Monument |
V |
456 |
Oregon, United States |
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Petrified Forest National Park |
II |
44522 |
Arizona, United States |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument |
V |
3386 |
Arizona, United States |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Zion National Park |
II |
135667 |
Utah, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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