Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Tribe Eupatorieae Rank Species | Order Asterales Subfamily Asteroideae Genus Brickellia | |
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Similar Brickellia longifolia, Brickellia oblongifolia, Brickellia incana | ||
Brickellia microphylla top 7 facts
Brickellia microphylla, known as the littleleaf brickellbush, is a flowering plant species in the daisy family native to western North America.
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Distribution
The plant is widespread across much of the Western United States and Northwestern Mexico. It is found from California and Baja California east to New Mexico and Colorado, and north to Washington, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Brickellia microphylla var. scabra has a more eastern and southern distribution in the species' range, and grades into Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla in southern and central Utah and eastern California.
Description
Brickellia microphylla is a shrub 30 – −70 centimetres (12 – −28 in) in size.
It produces many small, pale yellow flower heads pale yellow, often purple-tinged. They are often clumped together at the ends of branches. The bloom period is July to October.
Varieties
Varieties, which can intergrade, include: