Brickellia grandiflora (Hook.) Nutt.
large-flowered brickellia (tasselflower brickellbush)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
large-flowered brickellia (tasselflower brickellbush)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from long, thickened roots; stems solitary to several, minutely stiff-hairy, 25-70 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves soon deciduous below, lower to middle ones opposite or nearly so, lanceolate to deltoid or heart-shaped, round-toothed to toothed, hairy, glandular-dotted, stalked, 2-11 cm long, 1-6 cm wide.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, several to numerous in a short, open inflorescence; involucres 7-12 mm tall; involucral bracts graduated, the outer ones egg-shaped and tipped with a slender appendage, the inner lanceolate; discoid; disk flowers 20-38, rarely 70, greenish-yellow or cream-coloured.
Fruits:
Achenes 10-ribbed, 4-5 mm long, the base calloused; pappus of numerous white bristles.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic meadows and open forests in the montane to lower subalpine zones; rare in SE BC, known only from Paulson and Sage Creek, Flathead River valley; E to SW AB and S to NW MT and N ID.Status Information
| Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native | S1 | Red | NAR (May 1996) |
BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Brickellia grandiflora var. petiolaris A. Gray
Coleosanthus grandiflorus (Hook.) Kuntze