Brickellia atractyloides

Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush.[2] It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).[3][4]

Brickellia atractyloides
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B. atractyloides
Binomial name
Brickellia atractyloides
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus atractylodes (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus venulosus Nelson

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.[5]

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Flora of North America[5] lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta, as accepted by The Plant List.

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