Brickellia microphylla explained
Brickellia microphylla, the littleleaf brickellbush, is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae native to western North America.[1] [2]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is widespread across much of the Western United States and Northwestern Mexico. It is found from California and Baja California east to New Mexico and Colorado, and north to Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming.[3] [4]
Brickellia microphylla var. scabra has a more eastern and southern distribution in the species' range, and grades into Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla in southern and central Utah and eastern California.[2]
Description
Brickellia microphylla is a shrub 30cm--70cmcm (10inches--20inchescm) in size.[2]
It produces many small, pale yellow flower heads pale yellow, often purple-tinged.[2] They are often clumped together at the ends of branches.[5] The bloom period is July to October.[1]
Varieties
Varieties, which can intergrade, include:[5]
- Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla — Littleleaf brickellbush, native to California, Baja California (México), Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.[6]
- Brickellia microphylla var. scabra A.Gray — Rough brickellbush, native to southeastern California, Baja California, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Sonora (México), Utah, and Wyoming.[7]
- Brickellia microphylla var. watsonii — Watson's brickellbush, native to southeastern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1160 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Brickellia microphylla (Nutt.) A. Gray, little leaved brickellia, littleleaf brickellbush
- http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=1819 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Brickellia microphylla
- http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Brickellia%20microphylla.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066265 Flora of North America Brickellia microphylla (Nuttall) A. Gray
- http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Brickellia+microphylla+var.+microphylla Calflora: Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla
- http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Brickellia+microphylla+var.+scabra Calflora: Brickellia microphylla var. scabra
- http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BRMIW USDA Plants: Brickellia microphylla var. watsonii
