Brickellia lemmonii var. wootonii (Greene) B.L. Robinson
Family: Asteraceae
Description: Shrubs robust, woody to the base, the plants
reaching 50.0 cm in height; leaves simple, opposite and sessile,
elliptic to lanceolate, 20.0 to 50.0 mm in length and 10.0 to
15.0 mm in width, the margins serrate to crenate or dentate; heads
in panicles of approximately 10 flowers, each head subtended by
an involucre of purple tinged bracts; achenes densely pubescent;
pappus bristles slightly scabrous.
Distribution: Perhaps widely scattered over southern and
southwestern New Mexico at 1,500 to 2,200 m (5,000 to 7,000 ft)
in elevation. More common in southeastern Arizona and probably
even more abundant in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Specimens Seen or Cited: UAZ: Total of 11 sheets of B.
lemmonii Gray and 4 sheets of B. lemmonii var. wootonii
(Green) B.L. Robinson, all from AZ. NMSU: One collection from
Hidalgo County, NM, at Animas(?) on rocky hills, 5,000 ft in elevation,
A.L. Hershey, Sept 1942.
Discussion: It appears a few people have recognized variety wootonii
as a distinct taxon, but most people have not. We should not consider it rare
in New Mexico at this time.
Important Literature:
Carter, J.L. 1997. Trees and shrubs of New Mexico.
Martin, W.C. and C.R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Kearney, T.H. and R.H. Peebles. 1951. Arizona flora.
Information Comiled By: Jack Carter, 1997
