Spearleaf brickellbush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Spearleaf brickellbush |
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Asteroideae
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Eupatorieae
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Brickellia
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B. atractyloides
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Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush. It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).
Brickellia atractyloides is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green disc florets but no ray florets.
- Varieties
- Brickellia atractyloides var. atractyloides - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah
- Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis (B.L.Rob.) Jeps. - California, Baja California, Sonora
Flora of North America lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta, as accepted by The Plant List.
See also
In Spanish: Brickellia atractyloides para niños
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