Brickellbush (3)

California Brickellbush
Brickellia californica

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on: September 25, 2009
Location: Bandelier National Monument, NM
Life Zones: Plains to foothills
Habitat: Canyons, rocky slopes

Grows to 3 feet tall, shrub-like, with heart-shaped, veined, fuzzy, toothed leaves. Flower heads have purple-tinged phyllaries and less than 20 disk flowers, compared to Tasselflower. Leaves differentiate from False Boneset.

Flora of North America reference.

Tasselflower
Brickellia grandiflora

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA: Tasselflower Brickellbush, Large-leaved Brickellbush
Photo taken on: August 4, 2021
Location: Spring Creek Rd, GV, CO
Life Zones: Foothills to subalpine
Habitat: Dry, rocky slopes

A shrub growing to 3 feet tall with many distinctive large triangular leaves and drooping flower heads. Flowers are up to 2" long and have more than 20 disk flowers compared to California Brickellbush.

Flora of North America reference.

Littleleaf Brickellbush
Brickellia microphylla

Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on: September 18, 2018
Location: Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Dry canyons, washes

A small rounded shrub growing to 2 feet high with rounded, sticky leaves about 1/2" long. Flower heads grow in loose clusters at the end of branches and are 1/2" long with 8 to 28 flowers in a tight cylindrical cluster. It is further distinguished by the bracts which curve outward.

Flora of North America reference.