Asteraceae
California brickellbush
Brickellia californica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Brickellia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California brickellbush
Synonyms
- Brickellia albicaulis A.Nelson
- Brickellia californica var. californica
- Brickellia californica var. lobulata B.L.Rob.
- Brickellia californica var. normalis B.L.Rob.
- Brickellia californica var. reniformis B.L.Rob.
- Brickellia reniformis A.Gray
- Brickellia tenera A.Gray
- Brickellia wrightii A.Gray
- Brickellia wrightii Durand & Hilg.
- Brickellia wrightii var. wrightii
- Bulbostylis californica Torr. & A.Gray
- Coleosanthus albicaulis Rydb.
- Coleosanthus axillaris Greene
- Coleosanthus californicus Kuntze
- Coleosanthus californicus var. californicus
- Coleosanthus melissaefolius Greene
- Coleosanthus reniformis Rydb.
- Coleosanthus tener Kuntze
- Coleosanthus wrightii (A.Gray) Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- August to November (from 221 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Zach Earl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.