Brickellia eupatorioides

Brickellia eupatorioides
Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Brickellia
Species:	B. eupatorioides
Binomial name
Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy Brickellia rosmarinifolia(Vent.) W.A.Weber Critonia kuhniaGaertn. Eupatorium alternifoliumArd. Eupatorium kuhniaCrantz Kuhnia altaicaRaf. Kuhnia cinereaRaf. Kuhnia critoniaWilld. Kuhnia dasypiaRaf. Kuhnia divaricataRaf. Kuhnia ellipticaRaf. Kuhnia eupatorioidesL. Kuhnia fitzpatrickiiNelson Kuhnia fulvaRaf. Kuhnia glabraRaf. Kuhnia glomerataRaf. Kuhnia glutinosaElliott Kuhnia gooddingiiNelson Kuhnia jacobaeaLunell Kuhnia latifoliaRaf. Kuhnia macranthaBuckley Kuhnia maximilianiSinning Kuhnia mediaRaf. Kuhnia paniculataCass. Kuhnia pubescensRaf. Kuhnia reticulataNelson Kuhnia suaveolensFresen. Kuhnia tuberosaRaf. Kuhnia virgataRaf. Brickellia chlorolepis(Wooton & Standl.) Shinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia microphyllaShinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Brickellia schaffneri(A.Gray) Shinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia chlorolepisWooton & Standl., syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia hitchcockiNelson, syn of var. corymbulosa Kuhnia hitchcockiiNelson, syn of var. corymbulosa Brickellia mosieri(Small) Shinners, syn of var. floridana

Brickellia eupatorioides, or false boneset, ^[2] 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. ^[3]

Brickellia eupatorioides is a perennial up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, growing from a woody base. It produces many small flower heads with yellow, lavender, or maroon disc florets but no ray florets. ^[4]

Varieties ^{[1] [4] [5]}

• Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) B. L. Turner - Mexico, southwestern USA
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa(Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides - eastern USA
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. floridana (R.W.Long) B.L.Turner - southern Florida
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. gracillima(A.Gray) B.L.Turner - Ark., Mo., Okla., Tex.
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana(Shinners) Shinners - Ark., Kans., Mo., Okla., Tex

Ecology

B. eupatorioides is commonly found in grassland communities. ^[6] It is fire tolerant ^[6] and persists through repeated annual burns, ^[7] potentially becoming more frequent over time with repeated summer burns. ^[8]

References

1. The Plant List, Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
2. NRCS. "Brickellia eupatorioides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
4. Flora of North America, Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
5. Turner, Billie Lee. 1989. Overview of the Brickellia (Kuhnia) eupatorioides (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) complex. Phytologia 67:121-131.
6. Bahm, M. A., T. G. Barnes, et al. (2011). "Herbicide and fire effects on smooth brome (Bromus inermis) and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) in invaded prairie remnants." Invasive Plant Science and Management 4: 189-197.
7. Glitzenstein, J. S., D. R. Streng, R. E. Masters, K. M. Robertson and S. M. Hermann 2012. Fire-frequency effects on vegetation in north Florida pinelands: Another look at the long-term Stoddard Fire Research Plots at Tall Timbers Research Station. Forest Ecology and Management 264: 197-209.
8. Towne, E. G. and K. E. Kemp (2008). "Long-term response patterns of tallgrass prairie to frequent summer burning." Rangeland Ecology & Management 61: 509-520.