Brickellia eupatorioides

Brickellia eupatorioides (false boneset)[2] is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is widespread in Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca, and in all regions of the contiguous United States except New England, New York, and the West Coast.[3]

Brickellia eupatorioides
var corymbulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Brickellia
Species:	B. eupatorioides
Binomial name
Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Brickellia rosmarinifolia (Vent.) W.A.Weber Critonia kuhnia Gaertn. Eupatorium alternifolium Ard. Eupatorium kuhnia Crantz Kuhnia altaica Raf. Kuhnia cinerea Raf. Kuhnia critonia Willd. Kuhnia dasypia Raf. Kuhnia divaricata Raf. Kuhnia elliptica Raf. Kuhnia eupatorioides L. Kuhnia fitzpatrickii Nelson Kuhnia fulva Raf. Kuhnia glabra Raf. Kuhnia glomerata Raf. Kuhnia glutinosa Elliott Kuhnia gooddingii Nelson Kuhnia jacobaea Lunell Kuhnia latifolia Raf. Kuhnia macrantha Buckley Kuhnia maximiliani Sinning Kuhnia media Raf. Kuhnia paniculata Cass. Kuhnia pubescens Raf. Kuhnia reticulata Nelson Kuhnia suaveolens Fresen. Kuhnia tuberosa Raf. Kuhnia virgata Raf. Brickellia chlorolepis (Wooton & Standl.) Shinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia microphylla Shinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Brickellia schaffneri (A.Gray) Shinners, syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia chlorolepis Wooton & Standl., syn of var. chlorolepis Kuhnia hitchcocki Nelson, syn of var. corymbulosa Kuhnia hitchcockii Nelson, syn of var. corymbulosa Brickellia mosieri (Small) Shinners, syn of var. floridana

Brickellia eupatorioides is a perennial up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, growing from a woody base. It produces many small flower heads with yellow, lavender, or maroon disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

Varieties[1][4][5]

• Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) B. L. Turner - Mexico, southwestern USA
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. corymbulosa (Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides - eastern USA
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. floridana (R.W.Long) B.L.Turner - southern Florida
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. gracillima (A.Gray) B.L.Turner - Ark., Mo., Okla., Tex.
• Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana (Shinners) Shinners - Ark., Kans., Mo., Okla., Tex

References

1. The Plant List, Brickellia eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
2. "Brickellia eupatorioides". 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 eupatorioides (L.) Shinners
5. Turner, Billie Lee. 1989. Overview of the Brickellia (Kuhnia) eupatorioides (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) complex. Phytologia 67:121-131.