Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Laennecia coulteri (A. Gray) Nesom
(Coulter Horseweed, Coulter's Woolwort)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms
Conyza coulteri A. Gray
Eschenbachia coulteri (Gray) Rydberg

Laennecia coulteri is a tall herb found in Pinyon & Juniper woodland. Ray flowers are completely absent (unlike Conyza canadensis, which it resembles) and the leaves are serrate. It is much branched in the upper half of the plant but arises from a single stem.
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Laennecia coulteri, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Karen Blisard & Denise Friedrick, Georgetown Rd., Oct. 9, 2007



Laennecia coulteri, closeup of flowering raceme, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, City of Rocks, July 26, 2009



Laennecia coulteri, 1x field macro of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, City of Rocks, July 26, 2009


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