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Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt. var. oblongifolia
narrow-leaved brickellia
Asteraceae (Aster family)

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Species Information

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General:
Perennial herb or subshrub; stems numerous, branched above, glandular-hairy, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves alternate, shortly stalked or unstalked, entire or nearly so, lance-linear to oblong or elliptic-oblong, glandular-hairy, 1-4 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, solitary to many at the ends of branches or in an open inflorescence; involucres 10-20 mm tall; involucral bracts graduated, lanceolate to linear, with green and white stripes, the tips abruptly sharp-pointed to long pointed; discoid; disk flowers 35-50, white or yellowish.
Fruits:
Achenes 10-ribbed, glandular to glandular-hairy, 4-6 mm long; pappus of numerous white bristles.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Dry rocky slopes, grasslands and shrublands in the steppe zone; rare in S BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; S to ND, NM, AZ and CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Brickellia oblongifolia Nutt.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Flora North America treatment for Asteraceae
 Flora North America treatment for Brickellia oblongifolia
Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
 International Plant Names Index
 Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
 Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Photo Sources

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General References

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Family References
 General Botanical References for BC
Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-02 5:54:26 PM ]
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