Conoclinium dissectum
(Mistflower)
Conoclinium dissectum, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 6663/6695
Conoclinium dissectum, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 6596/6614
Conoclinium dissectum, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5230
Conoclinium dissectum, The Nature Conservancy, Marathon, Brewster Co. 5234
Conoclinium dissectum, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 4321
Conoclinium dissectum, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 4320
Conoclinium dissectum, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 4327
Conoclinium dissectum, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1601
| Scientific Name | Conoclinium dissectum (Conoclinium greggii, Eupatorium greggii) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | COGR10 |
| Common Name | Mistflower, Palmleaf Thoroughwort | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 780261 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, dry soils; woodland openings and edges; 1300 to 5000 ft. Plant: Erect to sprawling perennial with weak stems up to 3 feet long. Leaves: Green leaves with tapering bases and minutely hairy and gland-dotted; opposite, petiolate, nearly sessile, ovate, to somewhat triangular overall, and deeply palmately dissected into 3 lobes which are further pinnately dissected, with either pointed or rounded tips. Inflorescence: Flower heads clustered at the stem tips and have light blue to purple disk flowers with similarly colored, long, threadlike stigmas; no ray flowers. Bloom Period: April to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, www.fireflyforest.com and SEINet. Note: Some of the photos here were taken at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, but the plant is not native in Central Texas, being found mainly in the far west portions of the state, including Big Bend, and in southern Arizona. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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