Taxon: Plectocephalus rothrockii (Greenm.) D. J. N. Hind

Summary

Genus:

Plectocephalus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Carduoideae

Tribe:

Cardueae

Subtribe:

Centaureinae

Nomen number:

463126

Place of publication:

Bot. Mag. new ser., 13:5. 1996

Verified:

05/11/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Centaurea rothrockii Greenm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	Mexican basketflower	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Rothrock's basketflower	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
English	Rothrock's knapweed	1	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	w.	McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.w.	Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	s.e.	Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.e.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango (w.), Sinaloa, Sonora]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Ciudad de México, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Oaxaca]

Reference(s)

Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. 1969. Arizona flora, ed. 2.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463126. Accessed 15 April 2026.