Brickellia megaphylla
Appearance
Brickellia megaphylla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. megaphylla
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia megaphylla M.E.Jones 1933
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Synonyms[1] | |
Brickellia megaphylla M.E.Jones ex B.L.Rob. 1945, isonym (duplication) of M.E.Jones 1933 |
Brickellia megaphylla is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the state of Baja California Sur in western Mexico near the community of Loreto.[2][3]
Brickellia megaphylla is a shrub up to 240 cm (8 feet) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in flat-topped arrays.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Tropicos, search for Brickellia megaphylla
- ^ 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
- ^ Madrean Archipelago Biodiversity Assessment includes distribution map and photo of herbarium specimen
- ^ Jones, Marcus Eugene 1933. Contributions to Western Botany 18: 71.
- ^ B.L. Robinson 1945. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 29: 125.