Brickellia lemmonii, or Lemmon's brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, western Texas).[3][4]
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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. lemmonii
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Description
editBrickellia lemmonii is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets.[5]
The species is named for John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908), husband of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923).[6]
- Varieties[1]
- Brickellia lemmonii var. conduplicata (B.L.Rob.) B.L.Turner - New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila
- Brickellia lemmonii var. lemmonii - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila
References
edit- ^ a b The Plant List, Brickellia lemmonii
- ^ NRCS. "Brickellia lemmonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ 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
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia lemmonii A.Gray
- ^ Gray, Asa.1882 Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 206–207
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