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Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush.[2] It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).[3][4]

Brickellia atractyloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Brickellia
Species:	B. atractyloides
Binomial name
Brickellia atractyloides A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
Coleosanthus atractylodes (A.Gray) Kuntze Coleosanthus venulosus Nelson

Brickellia atractyloides is a shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces many small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

Varieties[5][1]

• Brickellia atractyloides var. atractyloides - Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah
• Brickellia atractyloides var. odontolepis (B.L.Rob.) Jeps. - California, Baja California, Sonora

Flora of North America[5] lists a third variety, var. arguta, listed here as a distinct species, Brickellia arguta, as accepted by The Plant List.

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