Carphochaete bigelovii

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Carphochaete bigelovii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Carphochaete
Species:
C. bigelovii
Binomial name
Carphochaete bigelovii
Synonyms

Carphochaete bigelowiiA.Gray

Carphochaete bigelovii, common name Bigelow's bristlehead, [1] is a species of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to northern Mexico (Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas). [2] [3] [4] [5]

Carphochaete bigelovii is a shrub sometimes reaching a height of as much as 300 cm (10 feet) tall. Flower heads are usually borne 1 or 2 per branch, with disc florets but no ray florets. Florets are generally purple with white lobes around the edge. [6]

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carphochaete bigelovii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  3. Gray, Asa. 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 89
  4. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272.
  5. SEINet, Southeastern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter includes photos and distribution map
  6. Flora of North America Bristlehead. Carphochaete bigelovii A. Gray