Brickellia laciniata

Brickellia laciniata (splitleaf brickellbush)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, western Texas).[3][4]

Brickellia laciniata
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B. laciniata
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Brickellia laciniata
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Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus laciniatus (A.Gray) Kuntze

Brickellia laciniata is a shrub up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Brickellia laciniata A.Gray
  2. "Brickellia laciniata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Brickellia laciniata A.Gray


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