Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis
(False Boneset)
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4090
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4089
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4090-2
Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis, San Angelo State Park, Tom Green Co. 1082
| Scientific Name | Brickellia eupatorioides var. chlorolepis (Brickellia chlorolepis, Kuhnia chlorolepis) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BREUC2 |
| Common Name | False Boneset | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 526974 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat Open areas, wide variation of soil types. Plant: Perennial with multiple branched stems 8 to 30 inches long. Leaves: Alternate, sessile, linear, 1 to 2 inches long and up to 1/3-inch wide, entire margins and rough upper leaf surfaces. Inflorescence: Composite flower heads, solitary and terminal or in small clusters of 2 to 5 along branchlets, somewhat panicle-like; each blossom about 1/2-inch long with no ray flowers; 15 to 34 yellow disk florets; green cylindrical involucre, 1/3 to 1/2-inch long with linear to oblong phyllaries. Blooming Period: Late summer and fall. Fruit: Blackish-brown achenes, white pappus bristles. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. Note: The images above are thought to be var. chlorolepis, however there are similarities with var. leptophylla. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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