Brickellia coulteri
species of plant
Brickellia coulteri, or Coulter's brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico (Baja California Sur, Baja California, Sonora, Oaxaca) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, western Texas).
Brickellia coulteri is a shrub up to 150 cm (60 inches) tall. It has many small flower heads with pale yellow-green disc flowers but no ray flowers.
Varieties
Brickellia coulteri var. adenopoda (B.L.Rob.) B.L.Turner
Brickellia coulteri var. coulteri
The species is named in 1852 for Irish botanist Thomas Coulter (1793 – 1843).
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