Brickellia amplexicaulis
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | B. amplexicaulis
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Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L.Rob.
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Brickellia amplexicaulis (earleaf brickellbush)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northwestern and north-central Mexico (Sonora, Sinaloa, Chihuahua) and also to the southwestern United States (Arizona and southwestern New Mexico (Hidalgo County)).[3][4]
Brickellia amplexicaulis is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Its leaves partially surround the stems. The plant produces many small flower heads with yellow or cream-colored disc florets but no ray florets.[5][6]
References[]
- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L.Rob.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brickellia amplexicaulis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ 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
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia amplexicaulis B. L. Robinson
- ^ Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln 1911. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 47(6): 199 description in Latin, commentary in English
Categories:
- Brickellia
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of Mexico
- Plants described in 1884
- Eupatorieae stubs