Brickellia worthingtonii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico in the state of Durango.[1]
Brickellia worthingtonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. worthingtonii
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia worthingtonii |
Brickellia worthingtonii is a subshrub up to 60 cm (24 inches) tall. It has numerous small, nodding (hanging) flower heads.[2]
The species is named for US botanist Richard D. Worthington.
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: 92-94 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 93