Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae.[2][3] Its only species is Bebbia juncea.[1]

It is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas (El Paso County)) and northern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).[4] It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.[5][6]

Varieties

As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea:[7]

  • Bebbia juncea var. aspera Greene
  • Bebbia juncea var. atriplicifolia (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst., syn. Bebbia atriplicifolia
  • Bebbia juncea var. juncea

References

  1. ^ a b "Bebbia Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ a b Greene, Edward Lee. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 179–181 in English
  3. ^ Tropicos, Bebbia Greene
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  5. ^ Whalen, M. 1977. Taxonomy of Bebbia (Compositae: Heliantheae). Madroño 24: 112–123.
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Bebbia Greene
  7. ^ "Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-05-22.

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