North American examples of this species were formerly known to botanists as Conocephalum conicum. True
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 Conocephalum salebrosum 

North American examples of this species were formerly known to botanists as Conocephalum conicum. True Conocephalum conicum is currently known to grow only in Europe. Conocephalum salebrosum was described as a new species in 2005 and is found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere.

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