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Brickellia knappiana

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Brickellia knappiana

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. knappiana
Binomial name
Brickellia knappiana
Synonyms[2]

Coleosanthus knappianus (Drew) Greene

Brickellia knappiana, or Knapp brickellbush,[3] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It grows in desert mountain ranges in southern California (Inyo, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties) and southern Nevada (Nye and Clark Counties).[4][5]

Brickellia knappiana is a shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with white disc florets but no ray florets.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ The Plant List, Brickellia knappiana Drew
  3. ^ NRCS. "Brickellia knappiana". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of Calilfornia, Brickellia knappiana E. Drew
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Brickellia knappiana Drew
  7. ^ Drew, Elmer Reginald 1888. Pittonia 1(15): 260