Longleaf brickellbush facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Longleaf brickellbush |
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| Spring Mountains, Nevada | |
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Asteroideae
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Eupatorieae
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Brickellia
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| Species: |
B. longifolia
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| Brickellia longifolia S.Watson
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Coleosanthus longifolius (S.Watson) Kuntze |
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Brickellia longifolia (longleaf brickellbush) is a shrub in the (sunflower family). It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States, in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and western Colorado.
Some authors consider the closely related Mojave Desert plants as a variety of B. longifolia but others recognize it as a distinct species, B. multiflora.
Description
Growth pattern
Brickellia longifolia is a densely branched shrub from 3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.83 m) tall.
Leaves and stems
Narrow, stalkless leaves are 3⁄8 to 4+3⁄4 inches (0.95 to 12.07 cm) long and taper to a point.
Inflorescence and fruit
Brickellia longifolia blooms from June to September. Small green flowers are in clusters of 3-5 per head, with only disk flowers, and many clusters on a stalk that is elongated from the top of each branch.
Habitat and range
It can be found in moist areas near seeps and riparian areas in Southern Utah, with occurrences from California to Arizona.
