Brickellia lemmonii

Brickellia lemmonii, or Lemmon's brickellbush,^[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (southern New Mexico, southeastern Arizona, western Texas).^[3][4]

Brickellia lemmonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Brickellia
Species:	B. lemmonii
Binomial name
Brickellia lemmonii A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
Coleosanthus densus Greene Coleosanthus lemmonii (A.Gray) Kuntze Coleosanthus wootonii Greene

Description

Brickellia lemmonii is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc florets but no ray florets.^[5]

The species is named for John Gill Lemmon (1831–1908), husband of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923).^[6]

Varieties^[1]

• Brickellia lemmonii var. conduplicata (B.L.Rob.) B.L.Turner - New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila
• Brickellia lemmonii var. lemmonii - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila