Brickellia wendtii

Brickellia wendtii is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northern Mexico in the state of Coahuila.[1]

Brickellia wendtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Brickellia
Species:
B. wendtii
Binomial name
Brickellia wendtii

Brickellia wendtii is a subshrub up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. It has numerous small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green flowers.[2]

The species is named for US botanist Thomas Leighton Wendt (1950-).[3]

References
  1. 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
  2. Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68: 90-92 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 91
  3. Tom Wendt Archived March 10, 2003, at the Wayback Machine


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