Asteraceae

False broomweed

Haploesthes greggii A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Haploesthes

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False broomweed: Haploesthes greggii , western base of the Guadalupe Mountain near Pup Canyon, 32.377 -105.072, Otero County, New Mexico, 20 Aug 2013. — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: False broomweed

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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