Brickellia coulteri

Shrubs, 30–150 cm. Stems much branched from bases, pubescent, often gland-dotted. Leaves opposite; petioles 4–12 mm; blades 3-nerved from bases, broadly ovate to deltate, 10–60 × 10–30 mm, bases truncate, hastate, or subcordate, margins usually toothed (1–3 sets of sharp teeth near bases), rarely subentire, apices attenuate, faces minutely pubescent. Heads in loose, paniculiform arrays. Peduncles 5–40 mm, pubescent and sometimes gland-dotted. Involucres cylindric to campanulate, 8–12 mm. Phyllaries 17–22 in 4–6 series, greenish, often purple-tinged, 4–5-striate, unequal, margins scarious (apices acute to acuminate or mucronate, minutely pubescent); outer lance-ovate to narrowly lanceolate (glabrous or sparsely pubescent), inner narrowly lanceolate to linear (glabrous). Florets 13–25; corollas pale yellow-green, often purple-tinged, 7–8.2 mm. Cypselae 3–5 mm, hispidulous, strigose, or glandular-pubescent; pappi of 28–40 smooth or barbellulate bristles.

Distribution

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sw United States, n Mexico.

Discussion

Varieties 3 (2 in the flora}.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Brickellia coulteri var. brachiata, Brickellia coulteri var. coulteri

Key

1	Midstem leaf blades mostly 40–60 mm; peduncles mostly 15–40 mm, mostly glandular-pubescent	Brickellia coulteri var. coulteri
1	Midstem leaf blades mostly 20–40(–50) mm; peduncles 5–25 mm, pubescent, mostly lacking glandular hairs	Brickellia coulteri var. brachiata