Asanthus squamulosus

Asanthus squamulosus is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí), and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico).^[3] Common name is Mule Mountain false brickellbush.^[4][5]

Asanthus squamulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Asanthus
Species:	A. squamulosus
Binomial name
Asanthus squamulosus (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1][2]
Baccharis squamulosa (A.Gray) M.E.Jones, name not validly published Brickellia squamulosa A.Gray Coleosanthus squamulosus (A.Gray) Kuntze Steviopsis squamulosa (A.Gray) B.L.Turner

Asanthus squamulosus is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Flower heads have whitish disc florets but no ray florets. It grows in flats, creekbanks, and gravelly areas, often in pine-oak woodlands.^[4]