Brickellia amplexicaulis

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Brickellia amplexicaulis
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B. amplexicaulis
Binomial name
Brickellia amplexicaulis
Synonyms[1]
  • Brickellia wislizeni var. lanceolata A.Gray 1884
  • Coleosanthus amplexicaulis (B.L.Rob.) Ortega

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

  1. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L.Rob.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia amplexicaulis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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 amplexicaulis B. L. Robinson
  6. ^ Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln 1911. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 47(6): 199 description in Latin, commentary in English