Brickellia desertorum

Brickellia desertorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
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 species of flowering plant in the daisy family 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 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. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Brickellia desertorum Coville
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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