Brickellia amplexicaulis, the earleaf brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northwestern and north-central Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua) and also to the southwestern United States (Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (Hidalgo County)).[3][4]
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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: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. amplexicaulis
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Brickellia amplexicaulis is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Its leaves partially surround the stems. The plant produces many small flower heads with yellow or cream-colored disc florets but no ray florets.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L.Rob.[permanent dead link]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia amplexicaulis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ 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
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia amplexicaulis B. L. Robinson
- ^ Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln 1911. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 47(6): 199 description in Latin, commentary in English
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