Brickellia hebecarpa is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to western Mexico, the states of Colima, Michoacán, and Jalisco.[2][3][4]

Brickellia hebecarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. hebecarpa
Binomial name
Brickellia hebecarpa
Synonyms[1]
  • Brickellia colimae Rose
  • Bulbostylis hebecarpa DC.
  • Coleosanthus hebecarpus (DC.) Kuntze

Brickellia hebecarpa is a branching shrub up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall with purple flower heads borne on short side branches.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia hebecarpa (DC.) A.Gray
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ a b Rose, Joseph Nelson. 1895. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 333 as Brickellia colimae
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