Brickellia wendtii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico in the state of Coahuila.[1]
Brickellia wendtii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. wendtii
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia wendtii |
Brickellia wendtii is a subshrub up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. It has numerous small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green flowers.[2]
The species is named for US botanist Thomas Leighton Wendt (1950-).[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68: 90-92 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 91
- ^ Tom Wendt Archived March 10, 2003, at the Wayback Machine