Gregg's Mistflower

Conoclinium dissectum

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Palmleaf Thoroughwort

Courtesy: Leander, Bruce, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=26690

Courtesy: Leander, Bruce, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=38783

Frankie Coburn, https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/imagelib/imgdetails.php?imgid=654454

NPSOT NTX, NLCP Level 1; Marie-Theres Herz; Herbarium Sheet

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian

Chihuahuan Deserts, Southern Texas Plains

Maintenance

Can take full sun but does best in morning sun or part shade. Cut back to 3″ if needed after hard freeze

Comments

Forms colonies, but easy to contain. Native to west Texas. Frequent along stream beds and overflow areas in the Trans-Pecos. Especially attractive to Queen butterflies. Larval Host: Rawson’s Metalmark,

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1 to

2 ft

Spread

0.5 to

1 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Gravelly, Limestone, Calcareous

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Blue, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Forage, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Deer, Moths, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym/s: Conoclinium Greggii, Eupatorium greggii

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=COGR10. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Conoclinium+dissectum&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=2629&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt., 6) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

Native Plant Society of Texas