Brickellia coulteri

A. Gray

Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 86. 1852.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 496. Mentioned on page 492.

Shrubs, 30–150 cm. Stems much branched from bases, pubescent, often glanddotted. Leaves opposite; petioles 4–12 mm; blades 3-nerved from bases, broadly ovate to deltate, 10–60 × 10–30 mm, bases truncate, hastate, or subcordate, margins usually toothed (1–3 sets of sharp teeth near bases), rarely subentire, apices attenuate, faces minutely pubescent. Heads in loose, paniculiform arrays. Peduncles 5–40 mm, pubescent and sometimes glanddotted. Involucres cylindric to campanulate, 8–12 mm. Phyllaries 17–22 in 4–6 series, greenish, often purple-tinged, 4–5-striate, unequal, margins scarious (apices acute to acuminate or mucronate, minutely pubescent); outer lanceovate to narrowly lanceolate (glabrous or sparsely pubescent), inner narrowly lanceolate to linear (glabrous). Florets 13–25; corollas pale yellow-green, often purple-tinged, 7–8.2 mm. Cypselae 3–5 mm, hispidulous, strigose, or glandular-pubescent; pappi of 28–40 smooth or barbellulate bristles.

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., n Mexico

Discussion

Varieties 3 (2 in the flora}.

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Midstem leaf blades mostly 40–60 mm; peduncles mostly 15–40 mm, mostly glandular-pubescent Brickellia coulteri var. coulteri
1 Midstem leaf blades mostly 20–40(–50) mm; peduncles 5–25 mm, pubescent, mostly lacking glandular hairs Brickellia coulteri var. brachiata

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not tailed +, truncate +, rounded +  and obtuse +
attenuate +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lanceolate +
usually terete +  and clavate +
paniculiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Randall W. Scott +
A. Gray +
subcordate +, hastate +  and truncate +
enlarged +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
dissected +, lobed +, toothed +  and entire +
broadly ovate;deltate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
papillate +  and rugose +
(4-)5-angled;10-ribbed +
barbellulate +  and smooth +
purple-tinged +  and pale yellow-green +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (0.82 cm8.2 mm <br />0.0082 m <br />) +
glandular-pubescent +, strigose +  and hispidulous +
prismatic +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and n Mexico +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
cylindric;campanulate +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
lanceolate +  and lance-linear +
entire +  and dentate +
subentire +  and toothed +
lanceovate +  and narrowly lanceolate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
17 +  and 22 +
Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
hirsutulous +
papillate +
Compositae +
Brickellia coulteri +
Brickellia +
species +
cylindric +
perennial +  and annual +
120 cm1,200 mm <br />1.2 m <br /> (200 cm2,000 mm <br />2 m <br />) +