Brickellia desertorum
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. desertorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia desertorum Coville | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Brickellia desertorum is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names desert brickellbush and desert brickellia.[2] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the southwestern United States (the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, and Arizona).[3][4]
Brickellia desertorum is a densely branching shrub with hairy stems growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall. The small, toothed, oval-shaped leaves are up to 1.2 centimeters long. The inflorescences at the end of stem branches contain clusters of flower heads, each about a centimeter long and lined with greenish, purplish, or yellowish phyllaries. At the tip of the head are 8 to 12 tubular disc florets.[3]
The fruit is a hairy cylindrical achene 2 or 3 millimeters long with a pappus of bristles.[3]
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Brickellia desertorum. Encyclopedia of Life
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
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