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Brickellia lemmonii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Tribe
  
Eupatorieae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Subfamily
  
Asteroideae

Genus
  
Brickellia

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

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.

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

Varieties
  • 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

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    Brickellia lemmonii Wikipedia
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