| Brickellia desertorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. desertorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Brickellia desertorum Coville | |
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Brickellia desertorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names desert brickellbush and desert brickellia. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and the southwestern United States (the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of California, Nevada, and Arizona).
Brickellia desertorum is a densely branching shrub with hairy stems growing to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) tall. The small, toothed, oval-shaped leaves are up to 1.2 centimeters long. The inflorescences at the end of stem branches contain clusters of flower heads, each about a centimeter long and lined with greenish, purplish, or yellowish phyllaries. At the tip of the head are 8 to 12 tubular disc florets.
The fruit is a hairy cylindrical achene 2 or 3 millimeters long with a pappus of bristles.
References
- The Plant List, Brickellia desertorum Coville
- Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia desertorum Cov. desert brickellbush, desert brickellia
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia desertorum Coville
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Brickellia desertorum. Encyclopedia of Life
- Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
Media related to Brickellia desertorum at Wikimedia Commons
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