Brickellia atractyloides

Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush.Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia atractyloides A. Gray, spear leaved brickellia, spearleaf brickellbush It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapTurner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272 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.Flora of North America, Brickellia atractyloides A. Gray VarietiesThe Plant List, Brickellia atractyloides A.Gray Brickellia atractyloides var. atractyloides - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis (B.L.Rob.) Jeps. - California, Baja California, Sonora Flora of North America lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta, as accepted by The Plant List.

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