Asanthus squamulosus is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí), and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).[3] Common name is Mule Mountain false brickellbush.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Asanthus |
| Species: | A. squamulosus
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| Asanthus squamulosus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
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Asanthus squamulosus is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have whitish disc florets but no ray florets. It grows in flats, creekbanks, and gravelly areas, often in pine-oak woodlands.[4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Asanthus squamulosus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
- ^ Tropicos, Steviopsis squamulosa (A. Gray) B.L. Turner
- ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1972. Studies in the Eupatorieae (Asteraceae) LXXIX: a new genus, Asanthus. Phytologia 24(2):65- 66
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Mule Mountain false brickellbush, Asanthus squamulosus (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson
- ^ 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.
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