Brickellia californica Calflora

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Brickellia californica (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray

Brickell bush, California brickellbush, California brickellia

Brickellia californica is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Brickellia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Brickellia californica var. tenera
JEF	Brickellia tenera
JEF	Brickellia wrightii var. tenera
JEF	Bulbostylis californica
JEF	Coleosanthus californicus
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Information about Brickellia californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BRCA3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).