Brickellia nelsonii

Brickellia nelsonii (Nelson's brickellbush)[2] is a Mexican species of flowering plants in the daisy family. It is native to northeastern Mexico in the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo León.[3][4]

Brickellia nelsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae
Genus:
Brickellia
Species:
B. nelsonii
Binomial name
Brickellia nelsonii
Synonyms[1]
  • Brickellia lemmonii var. nelsonii (B.L. Rob.) B.L. Turner
  • Coleosanthus nelsonii (B.L. Rob.) S.F. Blake

Brickellia nelsonii is an herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, sometimes a bit woody near the base.[5]

References
  1. Tropicos, Brickellia nelsonii B.L. Rob.
  2. "Brickellia nelsonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  4. Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68:162 distribution map, as Brickellia lemmonii var. nelsonii
  5. Blake, Sydney Fay 1926. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1479 as Coleosanthus nelsonii


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