Brickellia cylindracea

Brickellia cylindracea (gravelbar brickellbush)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is found only in central Texas.[3]

Brickellia cylindracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Brickellia
Species:
B. cylindracea
Binomial name
Brickellia cylindracea
Synonyms[1]
  • Coleosanthus cylindraceus (A.Gray & Engelm.) Kuntze

Brickellia cylindracea is a perennial up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall, growing from a woody caudex. It produces many small flower heads with greenish, yellow, or yellow-orange disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Brickellia cylindracea A.Gray ex A.Gray & Engelm.
  2. "Brickellia cylindracea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Brickellia cylindracea A. Gray & Engelmann


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