Brickellia pringlei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. pringlei |
Binomial name | |
Brickellia pringlei A.Gray | |
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Brickellia pringlei, or Pringle's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa) and the southwestern United States (southern Arizona).
Brickellia pringlei is abranching shrub up to 80 cm (24 inches) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow disc florets but no ray florets.
The species is named for American botanist Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911).
References
- The Plant List, Brickellia pringlei A.Gray
- NRCS. "Brickellia pringlei". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- 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
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Brickellia pringlei A.Gray
- Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 206
Taxon identifiers | |
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Brickellia pringlei |
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