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Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa

Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Bitterweed

Photo credit: Paul Montgomery
Photo credit: Paul Montgomery
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
NPSOT NTX, NLCP Level 1; Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet
NPSOT NTX, NLCP Level 1; Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet
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Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map (hover for ecoregion names)

Native Habitat: Grassland
Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, Edwards Plateau, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Southwestern Tablelands

Maintenance

Spring: Remove weeds. Growing season (spring/summer/fall): Can prune off spent stalks. Little maintenance is required.

Comments

One of the few plants that can provide flowers year round! Don’t water too often. Works well in sunny rock gardens, container gardens.

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 to
1 ft

Spread

0.5 to
1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Very Low, Low

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Yellow, Green

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Nectar

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Hymenoxys glabra, Hymenoxys scaposa, Hymenoxys scaposa var. glabra, Tetraneuris fastigiata, Tetraneuris glabra, Tetraneuris stenophylla

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 193. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=TESC2. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Tetraneuris+scaposa&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4633&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=530628#null, 7) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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