Brickellia longifolia
Brickellia longifolia | |
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Spring Mountains, Nevada | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Eupatorieae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. longifolia |
Binomial name | |
Brickellia longifolia S.Watson | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Coleosanthus longifolius (S.Watson) Kuntze |
Brickellia longifolia (longleaf brickellbush) is a shrub in the (sunflower family). It is found in the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region of the southwestern United States, in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and western Colorado.[2]:139[3]
Some authors consider the closely related Mojave Desert plants as a variety of B. longifolia[4][5] but others recognize it as a distinct species, B. multiflora.[6]
Description
Growth pattern
Brickellia longifolia is a densely branched shrub from 3 to 6 feet (0.91 to 1.83 m) tall.[2]:139
Leaves and stems
Narrow, stalkless leaves are 3⁄8 to 4 3⁄4 inches (0.95 to 12.07 cm) long and taper to a point.[2]:139
Inflorescence and fruit
Brickellia longifolia blooms from June to September.[2]:139 Small green flowers are in clusters of 3-5 per head, with only disk flowers, and many clusters on a stalk that is elongated from the top of each branch.[2]:139
Habitat and range
It can be found in moist areas near seeps and riparian areas] in Southern Utah, with occurrences from California to Arizona.[2]:139
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Brickellia longifolia S.Watson
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Canyon Country Wildflowers, Damian Fagan, 2nd ed., 2012, Morris Bush Publishing, LLC. in cooperation with Canyonlands Natural History Association, ISBN 978-0-7627-7013-7
- ↑ Flora of North America, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. longifolia
- ↑ Flora of North America, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. multiflora (Kellogg) Cronquist in A. Cronquist et al., Intermount. Fl. 5: 384. 1994.
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia longifolia S. Watson var. multiflora (Kellogg) Cronquist, longleaf brickellbush
- ↑ The Plant List, Brickellia multiflora Kellogg