Brickellia lemmonii

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Brickellia lemmonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. lemmonii
Binomial name
Brickellia lemmonii
Synonyms [1]
  • Coleosanthus densusGreene
  • Coleosanthus lemmonii(A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus wootoniiGreene

Brickellia lemmonii, or Lemmon's brickellbush, [2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, western Texas). [3] [4]

Description

Brickellia lemmonii is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets. [5]

The species is named for John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908), husband of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923). [6]

Varieties [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 The Plant List, Brickellia lemmonii
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia lemmonii". 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. Flora of North America, Brickellia lemmonii A.Gray
  6. Gray, Asa.1882 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 206–207