Carphochaete bigelovii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Carphochaete |
Species: | C. bigelovii
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Binomial name | |
Carphochaete bigelovii | |
Synonyms | |
Carphochaete bigelowii A.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]
Carphochaete bigelovii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Carphochaete |
Species: | C. bigelovii
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Binomial name | |
Carphochaete bigelovii | |
Synonyms | |
Carphochaete bigelowii A.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]