Bebbia

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Sweetbush
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Bebbia juncea var. aspera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Genus: Bebbia
Greene [1]
Species:
B. juncea
Binomial name
Bebbia juncea
(Benth.) Greene
Synonyms

Of the genus: [2]

  • Carphephorus section KuhniodesBenth.

Of the species:

  • Carphephorus junceusBenth.

Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] Its only species is Bebbia juncea. [1]

Contents

It is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas (El Paso County)) and northern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). [4] It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers. [5] [6]

Varieties

As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea: [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bebbia Greene". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. 1 2 Greene, Edward Lee. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 179–181 in English
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Bebbia Greene
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Whalen, M. 1977. Taxonomy of Bebbia (Compositae: Heliantheae). Madroño 24: 112–123.
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Bebbia Greene
  7. ↑ "Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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