Adenophyllum wrightii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names San Felipe dogweed, San Felipe dyssodia and Wright's dogweed. It is native to Mexico and the US States of Arizona and New Mexico. The species was long thought to be extinct in New Mexico, but live populations were rediscovered in the state in 1999.[3][4][5]

Adenophyllum wrightii
yellow San Felipe dogweed flower emerging from green bud
San Felipe dogweed (Adenophyllum wrightii)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Adenophyllum
Species:
A. wrightii
Binomial name
Adenophyllum wrightii
Synonyms[2]
  • Hymenatherum neo-mexicanum A.Gray [1]
  • Hymenatherum neomexicanum A.Gray
  • Adenophyllum pulcherrimum (Strother) Villarreal
  • Dyssodia neomexicana (A.Gray) B.L.Rob.
  • Thymophylla neomexicana (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl.

References edit

  1. ^ "v. 19, new ser. v. 11 (1883-1884) - Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. - Biodiversity Heritage Library". biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ The Plant List Adenophyllum wrightii A.Gray
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ New Mexico Rare Plants, Adenophyllum wrightii var. wrightii (Not NMRPTC Rare) (Wrights dogweed)
  5. ^ Gray, Asa 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 92–93