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Brickellia wendtii

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Brickellia wendtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species:
B. wendtii
Binomial name
Brickellia wendtii

Brickellia wendtii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico in the state of Coahuila.[1]

Brickellia wendtii is a subshrub up to 100 cm (39 inches) tall. It has numerous small flower heads with cream-colored or pale green flowers.[2]

The species is named for US botanist Thomas Leighton Wendt (1950-).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Turner, B. L. 1997. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 1 – Eupatorieae. Phytologia Memoirs 11: i–iv, 1–272
  2. ^ Turner, Billie Lee 1990. Phytologia 68: 90-92 diagnosis in Latin, description and commentary in English, line drawing on page 91
  3. ^ Tom Wendt Archived March 10, 2003, at the Wayback Machine