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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate , Opposite
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Linear , Oblanceolate
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Height, (8–)20–45(–120+)[–300] cm. (Webref 3).
Leaf: Leaf arrangement; typically opposite, occassionally alternate.
Fruit: Cypsela, yellow-green to golden brown. (Webref 3).
Size Class: 1-3 ft. , 3-6 ft. , 6-12 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Flowers 15–20 mm, throats usually purplish, lobes creamy white. (Webref 3).

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , TX
Native Distribution: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila and Sonora. (Webref 3).
Native Habitat: Sandy soils, rock outcrops in grasslands, chaparral, pine-oak woodlands. (Webref 3).
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2008) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Carphochaete bigelovii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Carphochaete bigelovii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carphochaete bigelovii