| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma ambiguum | Open areas on limestone. | Nc. TX and NM south to c. and s. TX, and south into Mexico. | ||
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma burridgeanum | Burridge's Greenthread | Sands. | Sc. TX. | ![]() (c) Wong, Michelle - CC-BY |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium | Stiff Greenthread | Prairies, glades, and roadsides over calcareous substrates. | AR and OK south to w. LA, s. TX, w. TX, and Mexico (NLE, QRO, SLP); disjunct eastward in the Black Belt of MS and on a chalk bluff in Sumter County, wc. AL (Keener 2009). | ![]() (c) Hill, Sonnia |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma filifolium var. intermedium | Prairies, roadsides, disturbed areas. | W. MO, SD and e. WY south to c. TX, NM, e. AZ, and n. Mexico. | ![]() (c) Aaron, Nathan | |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma flavodiscum | East Texas Greenthread, Yellow-disk Greenthread | Pinelands, sandy oak forests. | Sw. AR and w. LA west to e. TX. | ![]() (c) Harrison, David A. |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma megapotamicum | Colorado Greenthread, Hopi Tea, Navajo Tea, Rayless Thelesperma | Sandy or rocky prairies and roadsides, disturbed areas. | SD, WY, NM, and s. CA south to ne. TX, s. TX, NM, and Mexico. | ![]() (c) Exe, Nolan - CC-BY |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma nuecense | South Texas Greenthread, Rio Grande Greenthread | In deep sands. | S. TX. | |
| Asteraceae | Thelesperma simplicifolium | Slender Greenthread | Woodlands, prairies, and thornscrub. | TX and NM south to n. Mexico (CHH, COA, DGO, JAL, NLE, SLP, TAM, ZAC). | ![]() (c) Zhang, Hanfei - CC-BY |





