| Sweetbush | |
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| Bebbia juncea var. aspera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Millerieae |
| Genus: | Bebbia Greene |
| Species: | B. juncea |
| Binomial name | |
| Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene | |
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Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Its only species is Bebbia juncea.
It is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas (El Paso County)) and northern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.
Varieties
As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea:
- Bebbia juncea var. aspera Greene
- Bebbia juncea var. atriplicifolia (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst., syn. Bebbia atriplicifolia
- Bebbia juncea var. juncea
References
- ^ "Bebbia Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ Greene, Edward Lee. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 179–181 in English
- Tropicos, Bebbia Greene
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- Whalen, M. 1977. Taxonomy of Bebbia (Compositae: Heliantheae). Madroño 24: 112–123.
- Flora of North America, Bebbia Greene
- "Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Bebbia
- USDA Plants Profile for Bebbia
- Calflora Database: Bebbia native to California
- Photo gallery
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Bebbia |
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| Bebbia juncea |
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| Bebbia atriplicifolia | |
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- Millerieae
- Monotypic Asteraceae genera
- North American desert flora
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Colorado Desert
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene
- Millerieae stubs