Status: Native
Synonyms:
Ptiloria exigua (Nuttall) Greene
Stephanomeria exigua is a tall annual, even up to 2 meters in height. The inflorescence is open. The heads have pinkish ray flowers. The leaves are already withered by the time the flowers open and the basal ones are linear. The pappus is of bristles that are plumose on the distal half. Stephanomeria exigua is found at lower elevations in the Gila.
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Stephanomeria exigua, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, withered linear basal leaves, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, inflorescence is a paniculiform array, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, flowerhead, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, calyx, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua,pappus, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, habit, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, paniculiform array, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, stem, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, calyx, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
Stephanomeria exigua, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Burro Mtns., Grant County, near the Tyrone mine, May 4, 2026
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