Stats

Lifespan: Perennial
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Desert scrubland
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

California Brickellbush is a drought-hardy aromatic shrub native to chaparral and rocky slopes across California and the Southwest. Its small cream-colored flower heads bloom late in the season, providing a vital nectar source for pollinators when most other plants have finished flowering.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia
Species: Brickellia californica