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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Brickellia |
| Species: | B. dentata
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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
edit- ^ The Plant List, Brickellia dentata (DC.) Sch. Bip.
- ^ NRCS. "Brickellia dentata". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia dentata (de Candolle) Schultz-Bipontinus in B. Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald. 301. 1856.
External links
edit- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter
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