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Brickellia baccharidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. baccharidea
Binomial name
Brickellia baccharidea
Synonyms [1]
  • Coleosanthus baccharideus (A.Gray) Kuntze

Brickellia baccharidea, the resinleaf brickellbush, [2] is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States ( Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas) and northwestern Mexico (northern Sonora, western Chihuahua). [3] [4]

Brickellia baccharidea is a branching shrub up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. It produces numerous cream-colored flower heads grouped into tight panicles. [5] [6]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia baccharidea A.Gray
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia baccharidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Brickellia baccharidea A. Gray includes photos and distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia baccharidea A. Gray
  6. ^ Gray, Asa. 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 87 description in Latin, commentary in English

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