Brickellia worthingtonii

Brickellia worthingtonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Brickellia
Species: B. worthingtonii
Binomial name
Brickellia worthingtonii
B.L.Turner

Brickellia worthingtonii is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northern Mexico in the State of Durango.[1]

Brickellia worthingtonii is a subshrub up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. It has numerous small, nodding (hanging) flower heads.[2]

The species is named for US botanist Richard D. Worthington.

References

  1. 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
  2. Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68: 92-94 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 93

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