Brickellia veronicifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. veronicifolia |
Binomial name | |
Brickellia veronicifolia (Kunth) A.Gray | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brickellia veronicifolia is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Chihuahua to Oaxaca. [2] In the United States, it very rare, found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in Texas, and also in Otero County in New Mexico. [3]
Brickellia veronicifolia is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces large numbers of small, pale yellow or cream-colored flower heads. [4]
Brickellia veronicifolia contains high amounts of essential oils, Germacrene D, a natural insecticide [5] and the two flavonoids brickellin [6] and eupatolitin. [7]
Germacrenes are a class of volatile organic hydrocarbons, specifically, sesquiterpenes. Germacrenes are typically produced in a number of plant species for their antimicrobial and insecticidal properties, though they also play a role as insect pheromones. Two prominent molecules are germacrene A and germacrene D.
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.
Eupatolitin is a chemical compound. It is an O-methylated flavonol, a type of flavonoid. Eupatolitin can be found in Brickellia veronicaefolia and in Ipomopsis aggregata.
Brickellin is an O-methylated flavonol. It can be found in Brickellia veronicifolia.
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.
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 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 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 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.
Brickellia hebecarpa is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Mexico, the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Jalisco.
Data related to Brickellia veronicifolia at Wikispecies