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Brickellia cylindracea

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Brickellia cylindracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. cylindracea
Binomial name
Brickellia cylindracea
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus cylindraceus (A.Gray & Engelm.) Kuntze

Brickellia cylindracea, the gravelbar brickellbush,[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in central Texas.[3]

Brickellia cylindracea is a perennial up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with greenish, yellow, or yellow-orange disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia cylindracea A.Gray ex A.Gray & Engelm.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Brickellia cylindracea​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia cylindracea A. Gray & Engelmann
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