Brickellia jimenezii is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the State of Guerrero in western Mexico.[1][2]
Brickellia jimenezii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. jimenezii
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia jimenezii |
Brickellia jimenezii is an annual herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with cream-colored disc florets but no ray florets. It is found in roadside ravines in tropical deciduous forest.[1]
The species is named for Mexican botanist Jaime Jiménez Ramírez.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hinojosa Espinosa, Oscar & Cruz Durán, Ramiro 2010. Novon 20(1): 43-46; figure 1 in English with diagnosis in Latin and summary in Spanish; line drawings on page 44
- ^ The International Plant Names Index