Brickellia venosa

Brickellia venosa (veiny brickellbush)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora) and the southwestern United States (New Mexico, Arizona, far western Texas (El Paso County).[3][4]

Brickellia venosa
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B. venosa
Binomial name
Brickellia venosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus venosus Wooton & Standl.

Brickellia venosa is a branching shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Brickellia venosa (Wooton & Standl.) B.L.Rob.
  2. "Brickellia venosa". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. 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
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Brickellia venosa (Wooton & Standl.) B.L.Rob.


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