Brickellia betonicifolia

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Brickellia betonicifolia
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B. betonicifolia
Binomial name
Brickellia betonicifolia
A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus betonicifolius (A. Gray) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus betonicaefolius (A. Gray) Kuntze
  • Brickellia betonicaefolia A.Gray

Brickellia betonicifolia (betonyleaf brickellbush)[2] is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northwestern Mexico, in the States of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango and the southwestern United States (New Mexico and Arizona).[3][4]

Brickellia betonicifolia is a branching shrub up to 90 cm (36 inches) tall. The plant produces several small flower heads with purple disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos, Brickellia betonicifolia A. Gray
  2. ^ "Brickellia betonicifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia betonicifolia A.Gray

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