Brachystigma wrightii
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| Brachystigma wrightii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Brachystigma |
| Species: | B. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachystigma wrightii | |
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Brachystigma wrightii is a species of flowering plants within the family Orobanchaceae.[2] Its common name is Arizona desert foxglove.
Description
[edit]Brachystigma wrightii has yellow tubular bell-shaped flowers, reddish-yellow flower buds and thin needle-like leaves.[3]
Range
[edit]It is native to Arizona and New Mexico in the southeastern United States,[4][1] and to Chihuahua and Sonora in northern Mexico.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The species grows on dry mountain slopes and often in oak chaparral.[4]
Ecology
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]The species was described as Gerardia wrightii by Asa Gray in 1859. In 1928 Francis Whittier Pennell placed the species in genus Brachystigma as B. wrightii.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Brachystigma wrightii (A.Gray) Pennell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "Arizona Desert Foxglove (Brachystigma wrightii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Brachystigma wrightii | Arizona desert foxglove". wildflowersearch.org.
- 1 2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
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