Brickellia desertorum

Brickellia desertorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names desert brickellbush and desert brickellia.[2] It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the southwestern United States (the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, and Arizona).[3][4]

Brickellia desertorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. desertorum
Binomial name
Brickellia desertorum
Coville
Synonyms[1]
  • Brickellia californica var. desertorum Parish
  • Coleosanthus desertorum (Cov.) Cov.

Brickellia desertorum is a densely branching shrub with hairy stems growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall. The small, toothed, oval-shaped leaves are up to 1.2 centimeters long. The inflorescences at the end of stem branches contain clusters of flower heads, each about a centimeter long and lined with greenish, purplish, or yellowish phyllaries. At the tip of the head are 8 to 12 tubular disc florets.[3]

The fruit is a hairy cylindrical achene 2 or 3 millimeters long with a pappus of bristles.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Brickellia desertorum Coville
  2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia desertorum Cov. desert brickellbush, desert brickellia
  3. Flora of North America, Brickellia desertorum Coville
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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