Bebbia
Genus of flowering plants
Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. Its only species is Bebbia juncea.
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). It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.
01Varieties
As of May 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea:
- Bebbia juncea var. aspera Greene
- Bebbia juncea var. atriplicifolia (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.
- Bebbia juncea var. juncea
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- Bebbia juncea var aspera 4.jpg by Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bebbia juncea var aspera 3.jpg by Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
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