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Brickellia californica (California brickellbush)
Anderson, Wynn

Brickellia californica

Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray

California Brickellbush, Brickell Bush, California Brickellia

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: BRCA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , NM , NV , OK , OR , TX , UT

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: FACU FACU FACU
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Brickellia californica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Brickellia californica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Brickellia californica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-02-25
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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