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Sturla, Gene

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:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACU			FACU				FACU

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. 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: 2025-02-07
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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