Chromolaena bigelovii (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.

Bigelow's thoroughwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Chromolaena

Characteristics

Shrubs, 50–150 cm. Stems erect, sparsely puberulent. Petioles 1–4 mm. Leaf blades deltate to deltate-lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 3–7 × 1–4 cm, margins serrate to dentate (abaxial faces reticulate-veiny with raised whitish, secondary veins, minutely gland-dotted). Heads usually in 3s, sometimes borne singly. Peduncles 0 or 2–8(–12) mm. Involucres turbinate to campanulate, 5–7 mm. Phyllaries in 4–5 series, apices of the inner appressed, acute (not petaloid or expanded). Corollas pale blue or white.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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Distribution

Chromolaena bigelovii world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:57362-2
WFO ID wfo-0000021020
COL ID 5YHFD
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Synonyms

Eupatorium bigelovii Eupatorium turbinatum Eupatorium madrense Chromolaena bigelovii