Guayule

Parthenium argentatum A. Gray - Aster family

Size

Plant Type: Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White, Yellow, Green

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Guayule: Heliothis phloxiphaga, Hyphantria cunae, Melanchra picta, Peridroma saucia

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA:  Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.