Spearleaf Brickellbush

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Brickellia atractyloides

Spearleaf Brickellbush, a reference photo
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Brickellia atractyloides is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name spearleaf brickellbush. It is native to the desert regions of the southwestern United States (Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah) and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spearleaf Brickellbush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Species
Brickellia atractyloides

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