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| Scientific Name | Brickellia cylindracea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BRCY |
| Common Name | Gravel-bar Brickellbush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36872 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat Dry, rocky, limestone soils in a variety of habitats in Central Texas. Plant: Perennial or subshrub with multiple unbranched stems up to 3 feet long; hairy, glandular stems. Leaves: Usually alternate, sometimes opposite, sessile or short petiolate, lanceolate to narrowly ovate, 1/2 to 1 inch long with blunt-toothed edges. Inflorescence: Somewhat inconspicuous composite flower heads in racemes or panicles along branches, each blossom about 1/2-inch long with a reddish-tinged, tight, cylindrical involucre; reddish, hairy peduncles up to 5/8-inch long; no rays; 10-21 yellow disk florets with protruding stamens. Blooming Period: August to November. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. Note: Highly variable species often hard to distinguish from B. conduplicata which is found in the Big Bend area of Texas. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis (Brickellia chlorolepis, Kuhnia chlorolepis) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BREUC2 |
| Common Name | False Boneset | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 526974 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat Open areas, wide variation of soil types. Plant: Perennial with multiple branched stems 8 to 30 inches long. Leaves: Alternate, sessile, linear, 1 to 2 inches long and up to 1/3-inch wide, entire margins and rough upper leaf surfaces. Inflorescence: Composite flower heads, solitary and terminal or in small clusters of 2 to 5 along branchlets, somewhat panicle-like; each blossom about 1/2-inch long with no ray flowers; 15 to 34 yellow disk florets; green cylindrical involucre, 1/3 to 1/2-inch long with linear to oblong phyllaries. Blooming Period: Late summer and fall. Fruit: Blackish-brown achenes, white pappus bristles. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. Note: The images below are thought to be var. chlorolepis, however there are similarities with var. leptophylla. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Brickellia veronicifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BRVE2 |
| Common Name | Veronicaleaf Brickellbush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36900 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat Rocky, moist areas, canyons and disturbed sites at higher elevations. Plant: Subshrub with multiple slightly hairy, reddish branches up to 20 inches tall. Leaves: Mostly opposite with short petioles, broadly ovate to reniform, about 1/2-inch or less across with rounded-tooth edges and blunt tip; veined, wrinkled surfaces. Inflorescence: Leafy panicle of rayless blossoms with 18 to 33 cream to yellow disk florets; greenish, often purple-tinged phyllaries. Blooming Period: September-October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey and SEINet. Note: Found in Mexico and in the US, but only in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend and mountains of southern New Mexico. |
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Texas Status: Native Rare |
