Plumed Brickellbush
Brickellia brachyphylla
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
August 24, 2014
Location:
Above Abiquiu Lake, NM
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Dry, rocky slopes
Growing to about 2ft high with branched stems. Leaves are lance to oval shaped and smelly. Flower heads have only disk flowers and narrow, purple-edged phyllaries.
Flora of North America reference.