Brickellia veronicifolia

Brickellia veronicifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Eupatorieae
Genus:	Brickellia
Species:	B. veronicifolia
Binomial name
	Brickellia veronicifolia; (Kunth) A.Gray
Synonyms
	Brickellia veronicaefolia (Kunth) A.Gray; Eupatorium veronicifolium Kunth; Eupatorium veronicaefolium Kunth;

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Brickellia veronicifolia is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is widespread across much of Mexico, from Chihuahua to Oaxaca.^[2] In the United States, it very rare, found only in the Chisos Mountains inside Big Bend National Park in Texas, and also in Otero County in New Mexico.^[3]

Brickellia veronicifolia is a shrub up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It produces large numbers of small, pale yellow or cream-colored flower heads.^[4]

Brickellia veronicifolia contains high amounts of essential oils, Germacrene D, a natural insecticide^[5] and the two flavonoids brickellin^[6] and eupatolitin.^[7]

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