Brickellia lemmonii

Brickellia lemmonii (Lemmon's 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) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, western Texas).[3][4]

Brickellia lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Brickellia
Species:
B. lemmonii
Binomial name
Brickellia lemmonii
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus densus Greene
  • Coleosanthus lemmonii (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus wootonii Greene

Brickellia lemmonii is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

The species is named for John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908), husband of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923).[6]

Varieties[1]

References
  1. The Plant List, Brickellia lemmonii
  2. "Brickellia lemmonii". 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 lemmonii A.Gray
  6. Gray, Asa.1882 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 206–207


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