Brickellia frutescens

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Eupatorieae
Subtribus: Alomiinae
Genus: Brickellia
Species: Brickellia frutescens
Name

Brickellia frutescens A.Gray
Synonyms

Coleosanthus frutescens (A. Gray) Kuntze

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A.
USA (California, Nevada)
Mexico
Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

A.Gray, Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:207. 1882

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Brickellia frutescens. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 01 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Brickellia frutescens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jan. 01.
Tropicos.org 2018. Brickellia frutescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan. 2018.
Hassler, M. 2018. Brickellia frutescens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jan 01. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brickellia frutescens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: shrubby brickellbush, rigid brickellbush

Brickellia frutescens, the shrubby brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of Arizona, southern Nevada, southern California, and Baja California.[3][4]

Brickellia frutescens is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It is highly branched, with many small purple flower heads.[5]
References

The Plant List, Brickellia frutescens Coville
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Brickellia frutescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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
Flora of North America, Brickellia frutescens A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 17: 207. 1882.