Asteraceae

Attractive brickellbush

Brickellia atractyloides A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Brickellia

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Attractive brickellbush (Brickellia atractyloides) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Attractive brickellbush, Spearleaf brickellbush

Synonyms

Brickellia arguta var. arguta
Coleosanthus atractylodes Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Parker Hopkins, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.