Brickellia frutescens

Brickellia frutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. frutescens
Binomial name
Brickellia frutescens
Synonyms[1]

Coleosanthus fructescens (A.Gray) Kuntze

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]

Brickellia frutescens is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It is highly branched, with many small purple flower heads.[5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia frutescens Coville
  2. ^ NRCS. "Brickellia frutescens". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia frutescens A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 207. 1882.

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