Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis
Phytologia 67: 129. 1989.
Illustrated
Basionym: Kuhnia chlorolepis Wooton & Standley Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 177. 1913
Synonyms: Brickellia rosmarinifolia subsp. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) W. A. Weber K. eupatorioides var. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) Cronquist
Plants 30–150 cm. Leaves opposite; petioles 0–1 mm; blades 1-nerved from bases, lance-linear to linear, 5–90 × 1.5–9 mm, margins entire. Heads in paniculiform arrays. Peduncles 10–100 mm. Involucres 8–13 mm. Phyllaries greenish, sometimes purple-tinged (apices obtuse to acuminate). Florets 16–30; corollas pale yellow-green to pinkish lavender, 4.7–8 mm. Cypselae 4–5 mm. 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering May–Oct.
Habitat: Open areas, wide range of soils
Elevation: 400–1400 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, Mexico.
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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