Brickellia frutescens, the shrubby brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of Arizona, southern Nevada, southern California, and Baja California.[3][4]
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| Photo of herbarium specimen collected in Arizona | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. frutescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia frutescens | |
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Coleosanthus fructescens (A.Gray) Kuntze | |
Brickellia frutescens is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It is highly branched, with many small purple flower heads.[5]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia frutescens Coville
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia frutescens". 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia frutescens A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 207. 1882.
External links edit
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