Sweetbush | |
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Bebbia juncea var. aspera | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Millerieae |
Genus: |
Bebbia Greene [1] |
Species: | B. juncea
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Binomial name | |
Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene
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Synonyms | |
Of the genus: [2]
Of the species:
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Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] Its only species is Bebbia juncea. [1]
It is native to the southwestern United States ( California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas ( El Paso County)) and northern Mexico ( Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). [4] It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers. [5] [6]
As of May 2024 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea: [7]
Sweetbush | |
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Bebbia juncea var. aspera | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Millerieae |
Genus: |
Bebbia Greene [1] |
Species: | B. juncea
|
Binomial name | |
Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene
| |
Synonyms | |
Of the genus: [2]
Of the species:
|
Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. [2] [3] Its only species is Bebbia juncea. [1]
It is native to the southwestern United States ( California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas ( El Paso County)) and northern Mexico ( Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur). [4] It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers. [5] [6]
As of May 2024 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea: [7]