Brickellia baccharidea |
Brickellia oblongifolia |
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Mojave brickellbush, narrowleaf brickellbush, narrowleaf brickellia |
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Habit | Herbs or subshrubs 1–6 dm. | |
Stems | glandular-puberulent, sometimes glabrous near bases. |
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Leaves | blades linear to lanceolate or elliptic, 1–3.5 cm; margins entire; tips acute; surfaces puberulent to nearly glabrous, often minutely glandular, sessile or subsessile. |
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Involucres | cylindrical or campanulate, 10–20 mm. |
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Disc florets | 25–50; corollas 5–10 mm, white or pale greenish. |
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Phyllaries | 25–35 in 4–6 series; tips acute to acuminate; outer lanceolate, usually glandular-puberulent; inner linear, glabrous or glandular-puberulent. |
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Fruits | 5–7 mm, brown, stipitate-glandular or setose-hispidulous; pappus bristles 8–10 mm. |
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Heads | erect or spreading, bracteate. |
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2n | =18. |
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Brickellia baccharidea |
Brickellia oblongifolia |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Southwestern Canada and western US. 2 varieties. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 207 Kenton Chambers |
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