Brickellia worthingtonii

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Brickellia worthingtonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. worthingtonii
Binomial name
Brickellia worthingtonii

Brickellia worthingtonii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico in the state of Durango. [1]

Brickellia worthingtonii is a subshrub up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. It has numerous small, nodding (hanging) flower heads. [2]

The species is named for US botanist Richard D. Worthington.

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References

  1. 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
  2. Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68: 92-94 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 93