Brickellia glomerata

Brickellia glomerata is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found in central and southwestern Mexico, in the states of México, Morelos, Guerrero, and Oaxaca.[2]

Brickellia glomerata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Brickellia
Species:
B. glomerata
Binomial name
Brickellia glomerata
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus glomeratus (Fernald) S.F.Blake

Brickellia glomerata produces several flower heads with disc florets but no ray florets. The heads are clumped together in groups called "glomerules," hence the scientific name of the species.[3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Brickellia glomerata Fernald
  2. 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
  3. Fernald, Merritt Lyndon 1901. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 36: 504


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