earleaf brickellbush
Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L. Rob.
Earleaf brickellbush has distinctive junctions between leaves and stems. Its stem-clasping foliage forms a distinctive pattern below the small, closely packed flower heads. Flora of North America: Brickellia amplexicaulis
Botanical name
The cited authority recognizes Brickellia amplexicaulis B.L. Rob. as a species. Kew POWO: Brickellia amplexicaulis
Recognizing the plant
The opposite leaves of Brickellia amplexicaulis have rounded to heart-shaped bases that clasp the stem, rather than narrowing into a conspicuous stalk. Their margins are toothed, and their surfaces can bear both hairs and glands. The plant branches from the base and may stand one to two metres tall. Its branched arrays hold small heads of pale yellow or cream florets, sometimes tinged reddish or purple. The fruits have a crown of numerous white bristles. Flora of North America: Brickellia amplexicaulis
Bloom window
Southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico
The same flora gives September through December as its flowering window in that regional treatment. Flora of North America: Brickellia amplexicaulis
Native range
Its native range crosses Arizona, New Mexico and northern Mexico. In the United States, Flora of North America records it in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico, on rocky or grassy mountain slopes and in riparian habitats between seven hundred and nineteen hundred metres elevation. Kew POWO: Brickellia amplexicaulisFlora of North America: Brickellia amplexicaulis
Botanical sources
Reviewed 2026-10-11. Seasonal development varies with location and growing conditions.