Carphochaete bigelovii facts for kids
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Carphochaete
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C. bigelovii
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Carphochaete bigelowii A.Gray |
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Carphochaete bigelovii, often called Bigelow's bristlehead, is a type of flowering plant found in North America. It belongs to the sunflower family, which is a very large group of plants.
You can find Bigelow's bristlehead growing naturally in northern Mexico, specifically in areas like Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, and Sonora. It also grows in the southwestern United States, including Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas.
About Bigelow's Bristlehead
Bigelow's bristlehead is a type of shrub. This means it's a woody plant, but it's smaller than a tree and often has many stems.
What Does It Look Like?
This plant can grow quite tall, sometimes reaching up to 300 cm (about 10 feet) high! Its flower clusters, which look like single flowers, usually appear one or two on each branch.
The flowers of Bigelow's bristlehead are mostly purple. They have small, tube-shaped flowers (called disc florets) in the center. Unlike some other plants in the sunflower family, this plant does not have the petal-like flowers (called ray florets) that you see on a typical sunflower. The purple flowers have white edges or "lobes" around them, making them quite unique.
