Brickellia pringlei explained

Brickellia pringlei, or Pringle's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora, Sinaloa) and the southwestern United States (southern Arizona).^{[1] [2]}

Brickellia pringlei is abranching shrub up to 80 cm (24 inches) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow disc florets but no ray florets.^[3]

The species is named for American botanist Cyrus Guernsey Pringle (1838–1911).^[4]

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%20pringlei.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 pringlei A.Gray
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8780832#page/222/mode/1up Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 206