Brickellia greenei is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Greene's brickellbush.[1] It is native to the mountain ranges of southwestern Oregon and northern California, including the Cascades, the northern Coast Ranges, and Sierra Nevada (mostly as north of Alpine County but with a few isolated populations in Inyo and Mariposa Counties).[1] [2]
Brickellia greenei is a perennial herb growing 20cmto50cmcm (10inchesto20inchescm) tall with several glandular, sticky stems covered in leaves. The oval, toothed leaves are up to 3cm (01inches) long and sticky with resin glands.[3]
The inflorescences hold widely spaced flower heads, each about2cm (01inches) long and lined with narrow, pointed phyllaries. Each flower head holds a nearly spherical array of about 60 thready disc florets. The fruit is a hairy cylindrical achene about 7mm long with a pappus of bristles.[3] [4]
The species is named for American botanist Edward Lee Greene, 1843–1915.[4]
