''Adenophyllum wrightii'' is a

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n species of flowering plants in the family

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known by the common names San Felipe dogweed, San Felipe dyssodia and Wright's dogweed. It is native to

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and the US States of

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and

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. The species was long thought to be extinct in

, but live populations were rediscovered in the state in 1999.Gray, Asa 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 92–93

References

Tageteae Flora of New Mexico Plants described in 1854 Flora of Arizona Flora of Chihuahua (state) Taxa named by Asa Gray {{Tageteae-stub