Brickellia atractyloides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. atractyloides |
Binomial name | |
Brickellia atractyloides | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush. [2] It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California). [3] [4]
Brickellia atractyloides is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green disc florets but no ray florets. [5]
Flora of North America [5] lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta , as accepted by The Plant List.
Brickellia is a North American genus of about 100 to 110 species of plants in the family Asteraceae, known commonly as brickellbushes. They are found in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America. Many species are native to the American southwest, especially Texas. Brickellia is among the more basal lineages of the Eupatorieae and should not be assigned to a subtribe pending further research.
Isocoma acradenia is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name alkali goldenbush.
Brickellia californica, known by the common name California brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Brickellia arguta is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name pungent brickellbush. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, Arizona, and Baja California.
Brickellia grandiflora, known by the common name tasselflower brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Brickellia longifolia, the longleaf brickellbush, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States, in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and western Colorado.
Brickellia microphylla, the littleleaf brickellbush, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae native to western North America.
Brickellia oblongifolia, the Mojave brickellbush, is North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across arid and semi-arid regions in the western United States and Canada, from British Columbia south to southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Brickellia frutescens, the shrubby brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of Arizona, southern Nevada, southern California, and Baja California.
Brickellia lemmonii, or Lemmon's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia parvula, the Mt. Davis brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia pringlei, or Pringle's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia rusbyi, the stinking brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia simplex, the Sonoran brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia venosa, the veiny brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States (New Mexico, Arizona, far western Texas.
Brickellia amplexicaulis, the earleaf brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northwestern and north-central Mexico and also to the southwestern United States.
Brickellia coulteri, or Coulter's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia betonicifolia, the betonyleaf brickellbush, is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northwestern Mexico, in the States of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango and the southwestern United States.
Brickellia floribunda, the Chihuahuan brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the south-western United States.
Machaeranthera asteroides, the fall tansyaster, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.