Brickellia megaphylla
Brickellia megaphylla is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the state of Baja California Sur in western Mexico near the community of Loreto.[2][3]
| Brickellia megaphylla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Brickellia megaphylla M.E.Jones ex B.L.Rob. 1945, isonym (duplication) of M.E.Jones 1933 | |
Brickellia megaphylla is a shrub up to 240 cm (8 feet) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays.[4][5]
References
- Tropicos, search for Brickellia megaphylla
- 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
- Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment includes distribution map and photo of herbarium specimen
- Jones, Marcus Eugene 1933. Contributions to Western Botany 18: 71.
- B.L. Robinson 1945. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 29: 125.
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