Status: Native
Synonyms:
Brickellia chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) Shinners
Kuhnia chlorolepis Wooton & Standley
Kuhnia rosmarinifolia Ventenat var. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) Blake
Kuhnia eupatorioides Linnaeus var. chlorolepis (Wooton & Standley) Cronquist
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis has narrow leaves that are less than 3mm wide. It grows in bright sunlight in dry creekbeds at lower to middle elevation. The upright flowerheads have about 30 florets each. The pappus is plumose and the phyllaries are pubescent.
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Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, closeup of flowerhead, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, closeup of flowerhead, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, closeup of achenes in field, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, closeup of leaf and stem in field, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, macro of achenes with plumose pappus, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, macro of plumose pappus, photo Russ Kleinman, Tyrone Ridge Access Road south of Silver City, October 14, 2009
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