Brickellia baccharidea

Brickellia baccharidea, the resinleaf brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas) and northwestern Mexico (northern Sonora, western Chihuahua).[3][4]

Brickellia baccharidea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. baccharidea
Binomial name
Brickellia baccharidea
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus baccharideus (A.Gray) Kuntze

Brickellia baccharidea is a branching shrub up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. It produces numerous cream-colored flower heads grouped into tight panicles.[5][6]

References
  1. The Plant List, Brickellia baccharidea A.Gray
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia baccharidea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Brickellia baccharidea A. Gray includes photos and distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Brickellia baccharidea A. Gray
  6. Gray, Asa. 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 87 description in Latin, commentary in English


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