Brickellia veronicifolia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. veronicifolia
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia veronicifolia (Kunth)
A.Gray
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Brickellia veronicifolia is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Chihuahua to Oaxaca. [2] In the United States, it very rare, found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in Texas, and also in Otero County in New Mexico. [3]
Brickellia veronicifolia is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces large numbers of small, pale yellow or cream-colored flower heads. [4]
Brickellia veronicifolia contains high amounts of essential oils, Germacrene D, a natural insecticide [5] and the two flavonoids brickellin [6] and eupatolitin. [7]
Data related to
Brickellia veronicifolia at Wikispecies
Brickellia veronicifolia | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Brickellia |
Species: | B. veronicifolia
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Binomial name | |
Brickellia veronicifolia (Kunth)
A.Gray
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Brickellia veronicifolia is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Chihuahua to Oaxaca. [2] In the United States, it very rare, found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in Texas, and also in Otero County in New Mexico. [3]
Brickellia veronicifolia is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces large numbers of small, pale yellow or cream-colored flower heads. [4]
Brickellia veronicifolia contains high amounts of essential oils, Germacrene D, a natural insecticide [5] and the two flavonoids brickellin [6] and eupatolitin. [7]
Data related to
Brickellia veronicifolia at Wikispecies