Status: Native
Synonyms:
Brickellia californica (Torrey ex Gray) Gray var. reniformis (Gray) Torrey & Gray
Bulbostylis californica Torrey & Gray
Coleosanthus axillaris Greene
Coleosanthus melissaefolius Greene
Coleosanthus reniformis (Gray) Rydberg
Brickellia californica is the most common Brickellbush in the Gila Wilderness. The
small, truncate or heart-shaped and bluntly toothed leaves on woody stems are diagnostic. The flowers and achenes are creamy white and in drooping clusters.
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Brickellia californica, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Oct. 9, 2005
Brickellia californica, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Jack's Peak East, Sept. 14, 2007
Brickellia californica, detail of achenes, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 12, 2007
Brickellia californica, detail of branch, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, October 17, 2009
Brickellia californica, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, October 16, 2022
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