Brickellia frutescens | |
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Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Arizona | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. frutescens |
Binomial name | |
Brickellia frutescens | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Coleosanthus fructescens(A.Gray) Kuntze |
Brickellia frutescens, the shrubby brickellbush, [2] 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. [3] [4]
Brickellia frutescens is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It is highly branched, with many small purple flower heads. [5]
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.
Brickellia californica, known by the common name California brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Brickellia grandiflora, known by the common name tasselflower brickellbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Brickellia incana is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woolly brickellbush. It is native to the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States, in California, Nevada, and Arizona.
Brickellia microphylla, the littleleaf brickellbush, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae native to western North America.
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.
Brickellia knappiana, or Knapp brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in desert mountain ranges in southern California and southern Nevada.
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 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 cordifolia is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to southeastern United States in the states of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. Common names are Flyr's nemesis or Flyr's brickellbush.
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.
Brickellia baccharidea, the resinleaf brickellbush, is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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