ASTERACEAE

Stephanomeria exigua Nuttall subsp. exigua

Wire lettuce


Pappi of 5 - 13 white to light tan bristles (widened bases persistent, connate in groups of 2 - 4, bristles plumose on distal 50%).

8.5 miles south of Deming, roughly 1.5 miles west of the Columbus Hwy (NM11)     13 Mat 2012