Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush.[2] It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).[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. atractyloides
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Brickellia atractyloides is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green disc florets but no ray florets.[5]
- Brickellia atractyloides var. atractyloides - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah
- Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis (B.L.Rob.) Jeps. - California, Baja California, Sonora
Flora of North America[5] lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta, as accepted by The Plant List.
References
edit- ^ a b The Plant List, Brickellia atractyloides A.Gray
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia atractyloides A. Gray, spear leaved brickellia, spearleaf brickellbush
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Brickellia atractyloides A. Gray
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