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n species of flowering plants in the family

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. It is widespread in

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, and in all regions of the

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, and the West Coast. ''Brickellia eupatorioides'' is a perennial up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall, growing from a woody base. It produces many small

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.Flora of North America, ''Brickellia eupatorioides'' (L.) Shinners
/ref> ;VarietiesTurner, Billie Lee. 1989. Overview of the ''Brickellia (Kuhnia) eupatorioides'' (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae) complex. Phytologia 67:121-131.
/ref> *''Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''chlorolepis '' (Wooton & Standley) B. L. Turner - Mexico, southwestern USA *''Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''corymbulosa'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners - Great Plains, Mississippi Valley *''Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''eupatorioides'' - eastern USA *'' Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''floridana'' (R.W.Long) B.L.Turner - southern Florida *''Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''gracillima'' (A.Gray) B.L.Turner - Ark., Mo., Okla., Tex. *''Brickellia eupatorioides'' var. ''texana'' (Shinners) Shinners - Ark., Kans., Mo., Okla., Tex

References

eupatorioides Flora of the Eastern United States Flora of Mexico Flora of the United States Plants described in 1849 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Eupatorieae-stub