Brickellia cylindracea, the gravelbar brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in central Texas.[3]
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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. cylindracea
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| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia cylindracea | |
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Brickellia cylindracea is a perennial up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with greenish, yellow, or yellow-orange disc florets but no ray florets.[4]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia cylindracea A.Gray ex A.Gray & Engelm.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia cylindracea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia cylindracea A. Gray & Engelmann
External links edit
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, type specimen of Brickellia cylindracea
- Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter
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