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]

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

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