Brickellia floribunda, the Chihuahuan brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Baja California Sur, Sonora and Chihuahua) and the south-western United States (Arizona and New Mexico).[3][4][5][6]
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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. floribunda
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Brickellia floribunda is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. The plant produces many small flower heads with white or pale yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia floribunda A.Gray
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia floribunda". 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
- ^ Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Brickellia floribunda A. Gray includes photos and distribution map
- ^ Gray, Asa 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 73 in Latin and English
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia floribunda A. Gray
External links edit
- Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
- Arizona Cooperative Extension, Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants
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