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Asteraceae

Bigelow's bristlehead

Carphochaete bigelovii A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Carphochaete

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Bigelow's bristlehead: Carphochaete bigelovii , southwestern base of the Organ Mountains near Peña Blanca, 32.230 -106.600, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 9 Mar 2016.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Bigelow's bristlehead

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.