Brickellia amplexicaulis
| Brickellia amplexicaulis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. amplexicaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L.Rob. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
- ↑ "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
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