Brickellia parvula explained

Brickellia parvula, the Mt. Davis brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, southern Arizona, western Texas).[1] [2]

Brickellia parvula is a shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with yellow or green disc florets but no ray florets.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Brickellia%20parvula.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066268 Flora of North America, Brickellia 20parvula A.Gray