Brickellia longifolia

Brickellia longifolia
Spring Mountains, Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Brickellia
Species: B. longifolia
Binomial name
Brickellia longifolia
S.Watson
Synonyms[1]

Coleosanthus longifolius (S.Watson) Kuntze

Brickellia longifolia (longleaf brickellbush) is a shrub in the (sunflower family). It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States, in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and western Colorado.[2]:139[3]

Some authors consider the closely related Mojave Desert plants as a variety of B. longifolia[4][5] but others recognize it as a distinct species, B. multiflora.[6]

Description

Growth pattern

Brickellia longifolia is a densely branched shrub from 3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.83 m) tall.[2]:139

Leaves and stems

Narrow, stalkless leaves are 3⁄8 to 4 3⁄4 inches (0.95 to 12.07 cm) long and taper to a point.[2]:139

Inflorescence and fruit

Brickellia longifolia blooms from June to September.[2]:139 Small green flowers are in clusters of 3-5 per head, with only disk flowers, and many clusters on a stalk that is elongated from the top of each branch.[2]:139

Habitat and range

It can be found in moist areas near seeps and riparian areas] in Southern Utah, with occurrences from California to Arizona.[2]:139

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Brickellia longifolia S.Watson
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. longifolia
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. multiflora (Kellogg) Cronquist in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 5: 384. 1994.
  5. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. multiflora (Kellogg) Cronquist, longleaf brickellbush
  6. ↑ The Plant List, Brickellia multiflora Kellogg
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