Brickellia megaphylla

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Brickellia megaphylla
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. megaphylla
Binomial name
Brickellia megaphylla
M.E.Jones 1933
Synonyms[1]

Brickellia megaphylla M.E.Jones ex B.L.Rob. 1945, isonym (duplication) of M.E.Jones 1933

Brickellia megaphylla is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to the state of Baja California Sur in western Mexico near the community of Loreto.[2][3]

Brickellia megaphylla is a shrub up to 240 cm (8 feet) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos, search for Brickellia megaphylla
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment includes distribution map and photo of herbarium specimen
  4. ^ Jones, Marcus Eugene 1933. Contributions to Western Botany 18: 71.
  5. ^ B.L. Robinson 1945. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 29: 125.


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