Pringle's brickellbush facts for kids

Pringle's brickellbush, known scientifically as Brickellia pringlei, is a type of flowering plant. It is part of the daisy family, which is a very large group of plants. This plant grows naturally in North America. You can find it in northern Mexico, specifically in the states of Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa. It also grows in the southwestern United States, mainly in southern Arizona.

What Pringle's Brickellbush Looks Like

Pringle's brickellbush is a shrub that has many branches. It can grow up to about 80 centimeters (or 24 inches) tall. This plant grows from a tough, woody base called a caudex.

Its Flowers

The plant produces many small groups of flowers, which are called flower heads. These flower heads have pale yellow disc florets. Disc florets are the small, tube-shaped flowers you see in the center of a daisy. Unlike some other daisy-family plants, Pringle's brickellbush does not have ray florets. Ray florets are the petal-like flowers that stick out from the center, like the white "petals" of a common daisy.

Who Was Cyrus Pringle?

The scientific name Brickellia pringlei honors an American botanist named Cyrus Guernsey Pringle. A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. Cyrus Pringle lived from 1838 to 1911. He was known for collecting many different plant samples. These samples helped scientists learn more about the plants growing in North America.