Carphochaete bigelovii

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

Bristleheads
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Carphochaete
Species:
C. bigelovii
Binomial name
Carphochaete bigelovii
Synonyms

Carphochaete bigelowii A.Gray

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. "Carphochaete bigelovii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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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