Conoclinium dissectum

A. Gray

Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 88. 1852.

Common names: Palm-leaf mistflower
Synonyms: Conoclinium greggii (A. Gray) Small Eupatorium greggii A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 479. Mentioned on page 478.

Stems erect (often from knotty crowns, sometimes basally lignescent). Leaf blades ovate-deltate to ovate, 1.5–4 cm, bases attenuate, margins dissected or lobed, apices pointed or rounded. Phyllaries 3.5–5 mm. Corollas blue to lavender or purple, 2.5–3.5 mm. Cypselae 1.8–2.5 mm, hispidulous; pappi: bristle tips not dilated. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Aug, Oct–Nov.
Habitat: Waterways, depressions and ditches, dry sandy or rocky soil, mesquite, creosote bush-mesquite
Elevation: 400–1400 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Thomas F. Patterson +  and Guy L. Nesom +
A. Gray +
Palm-leaf mistflower +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua +, Coahuila +, Durango +, Nuevo León +, San Luis Potosí +, Sonora +  and Zacatecas). +
400–1400 m +
Waterways, depressions and ditches, dry sandy or rocky soil, mesquite, creosote bush-mesquite +
Flowering Apr–Aug, Oct–Nov. +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
Conoclinium greggii +  and Eupatorium greggii +
Conoclinium dissectum +
Conoclinium +
species +