Carphochaete bigelovii

A. Gray

Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 89. 1852.

Common names: Bristlehead
Illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 487.

Stems usually stiff, erect. Leaves often fascicled on older growth; blades 5–35 mm. Heads terminal (± pedunculate) or in leaf axils (sessile). Involucres 12–20 mm. Phyllaries: gland-dotted, sometimes puberulent as well, margins narrowly hyaline, apices acute. Corollas 15–20 mm, throats usually purplish, lobes creamy white. Cypselae yellow-green to golden brown, 11–14 mm; pappus scales mostly brownish to purplish with colorless, hyaline margins, aristae of the longer 1–3+ mm, scabrous. 2n = 22.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Jun.
Habitat: Sandy soils, rock outcrops in grasslands, chaparral, pine-oak woodlands
Elevation: 900–2200 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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David J. Keil +
A. Gray +
Bristlehead +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +, Coahuila +  and Sonora). +
900–2200 m +
Sandy soils, rock outcrops in grasslands, chaparral, pine-oak woodlands +
Flowering Jan–Jun. +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
Illustrated +
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Carphochaete bigelovii +
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