Brickellia dentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. dentata
Binomial name
Brickellia dentata
Synonyms[1]
  • Brickellia riddellii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  • Clavigera dentata DC. 1836
  • Clavigera riddellii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Coleosanthus dentatus (DC.) Kuntze
  • Coleosanthus riddellii (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze ex Small

Brickellia dentata, the leafy brickellbush,[2] is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has only been found in Texas in the south-central United States.[3]

Brickellia dentata is a branching shrub sometimes growing up to 120 centimeters (48 inches or 4 feet) tall. Produces numerous yellow or pale green flower heads in a paniculate array.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Brickellia dentata (DC.) Sch. Bip.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia dentata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Brickellia dentata (de Candolle) Schultz-Bipontinus in B. Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald. 301. 1856.


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