Conoclinium betonicifolium

Conoclinium betonicifolium, the betony-leaf mistflower or betonyleaf thoroughwort, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Chihuahua to Quintana Roo, and has also been found in Texas and Guatemala.^[2][3]

Conoclinium betonicifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Conoclinium
Species:	C. betonicifolium
Binomial name
Conoclinium betonicifolium (Mill.) R.M. King & H. Rob.
Synonyms[1]
Conoclinium betonicaefolium (Mill.) R.M. King & H. Rob Caelestina hartwegii (Benth.) Walp. Conoclinium betonicum DC. Conoclinium integrifolium (A.Gray) Small Conoclinium oligolepis Kunze Eupatorium betonicaefolium Mill. Eupatorium betonicifolium Mill. Eupatorium betonicum Hemsley Eupatorium conoclinium Mill. ex B.L.Turner Eupatorium hartwegii Benth. Eupatorium oligolepis (Kunze) Hemsl.

Conoclinium betonicifolium is a perennial with a stem that runs close to the ground and sometimes roots at the nodes. One plant generally produces several flower heads, each with blue or purple disc florets but no ray florets.^[4]