| Classification | Asteraceae: Achaetogeron | 
| Classification 1 | Asteraceae: Erigeron | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00000562 | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Collector | C. H. T. Townsend & C. M. Barber | 
| Collector number | 175 | 
| Country | Mexico | 
| State | Chihuahua | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chihuahua | 
| Locality | Sierra Madres near Colonia Garcia, 8000 ft. [feet] | 
| Date Collected | 1899-07-27 | 
| Elevation | 2438 m | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/13c49f8e-f769-4859-89a3-76e512dfabb2 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00000562 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Achaetogeron purpurescens Greenman | 
| Verified by | D. E. Boufford (A) | 
| Date Determined | 1983 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Achaetogeron purpurescens Greenman) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1903. 39: 94. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Achaetogeron purpurescens Greenman | 
| Verified by | G. Nesom (NCU) | 
| Date Determined | 1973 | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Achaetogeron purpurescens Greenman) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1903. 39: 94. | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Erigeron wislizenii subsp. purpurascens (Greenman) G. L. Nesom | 
| Determined by | G. Nesom (NCU) | 
| Date Determined | 1978 | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] [current name] | 
| Family | Asteraceae | 
| Determination | Achaetogeron purpurescens Greenman | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |