Chromolaena bigelovii

Chromolaena bigelovii Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Chromolaena Species: C. bigelovii Binomial name Chromolaena bigelovii (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. Synonyms[1] Eupatorium bigelovii A.Gray Eupatorium madrense S.Watson Eupatorium turbinatum A.Gray Chromolaena bigelovii called Bigelow's false thoroughwort,[2] or Bigelow's thoroughwort,[3] is a North American species of flowering shrub in the sunflower family. It is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí) and the US State of Texas.[2][4][5] Chromolaena bigelovii is a shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall. Flower heads are produced in groups of 3, but sometimes they grow one at a time. The heads contain blue or white disc florets but no ray florets.[2][6] References The Plant List, Chromolaena bigelovii (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. Flora of North America, Bigelow’s false thoroughwort, Chromolaena bigelovii (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson "Chromolaena bigelovii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 June 2015. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map 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 Gray, Asa. 1859. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Botany 2(1): 75 in parallel English and Latin, as Eupatorium bigelovii