Brickellia Californica, California Brickellbush
Plants > Wildflowers > Asteraceae > Brickellia Californica
Common name:
California brickellbush
Family:
Scientific name:
Brickellia californica
Main flower color:
Range:
From California and south Oregon to far west Texas
Height:
Up to 6 feet
Habitat:
Hillsides, canyons, streamways, coastal bluffs, from near sea level to 9,000 feet
Leaves:
Alternate (may be opposite at the base), stalked, triangular, up to 4 inches long, shallowly toothed
Season:
July to October
Brickellia californica is a small shrub, up to 6 feet tall, branching at or near the base. Stems become woody with age. Leaves are about as broad as they are long; up to 4 inches, with shallow, rounded teeth along the edges, and surfaces that are generally hairless towards the base, becoming puberulent distally, and dotted with small glands. Leaves have a midvein and two prominent side veins. Leaves are attached by stalks up to 2 inches.
The inflorescence is an open, leafy cluster of narrow flowerheads, on stalks of around 0.2 inches. The narrow, cylindrical flowerheads contain between eight and 12 florets, greenish-yellow in color. Phyllaries, 21 to 35, are light green or tinged purple, streaked with darker lines. Inner phyllaries are lanceolate, the outer ovate, and much shorter.
The inflorescence is an open, leafy cluster of narrow flowerheads, on stalks of around 0.2 inches. The narrow, cylindrical flowerheads contain between eight and 12 florets, greenish-yellow in color. Phyllaries, 21 to 35, are light green or tinged purple, streaked with darker lines. Inner phyllaries are lanceolate, the outer ovate, and much shorter.
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