Brickellia coulteri

Last updated

Brickellia coulteri
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. coulteri
Binomial name
Brickellia coulteri
Synonyms [1]
  • Brickellia cayucensisM.E.Jones
  • Brickellia megalodontaGreenm.
  • Coleosanthus coulteri(A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus megalodontus(Greenm.) Arthur

Brickellia coulteri, or Coulter's brickellbush, [2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico (Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sonora, Oaxaca) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, western Texas). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Brickellia coulteri is a shrub up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. It has many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc flowers but no ray flowers. [8]

Varieties [1] [8]

The species is named in 1852 for Irish botanist Thomas Coulter (1793 – 1843).

Related Research Articles

<i>Adenophyllum</i> Genus of flowering plants

Adenophyllum is a small genus of plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae. It contains ten species known generally as dogweeds.

<i>Brickellia californica</i> Species of flowering plant

Brickellia californica, known by the common name California brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

<i>Brickellia grandiflora</i> Species of flowering plant

Brickellia grandiflora, known by the common name tasselflower brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

<i>Brickellia microphylla</i> Species of flowering plant

Brickellia microphylla, the littleleaf brickellbush, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae native to western North America.

<i>Brickellia atractyloides</i> Species of flowering plant

Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush. It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

<i>Brickellia eupatorioides</i> Species of flowering plant

Brickellia eupatorioides, or false boneset, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread in Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca, and in all regions of the contiguous United States except New England, New York, and the West Coast.

<i>Brickellia frutescens</i> Species of flowering plant

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 laciniata, the splitleaf 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 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 pavonii is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico in the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

Brickellia monocephala is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico from Hidalgo and Durango south as far as Oaxaca. The species is unusual in the genus in having only one relatively large flower head per stalk rather than several small ones.

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.

<i>Brickellia floribunda</i> Species of flowering plant

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.

Brickellia conduplicata, the southwestern brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Mexico in the states of Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosí.

Brickellia secundiflora is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central and northeastern Mexico from Tamaulipas west to Coahuila and south as far as Oaxaca.

<i>Machaeranthera asteroides</i> Species of flowering plant

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.

References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List, Brickellia coulteri A.Gray
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia coulteri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Tropicos, Brickellia palmeri A. Gray
  6. Gray, Asa. 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 15(1): 30
  7. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria D.F.
  8. 1 2 Flora of North America, Brickellia coulteri A. Gray