Bebbia juncea

Common Name: Sweetbush
Oˊodham Name: [unknown]
Group: Shrubs － Desert

Description

Bebbia juncea is normally seen as a large sphere of narrow, naked stems growing in, or near a wash where the soil has higher moisture. In early Spring, the stems become topped by sweet-smelling yellow flowerheads 1 to 2cm in diameter. The flowers soon open and liberate large numbers of seeds that float through the air. it grows between 2500 and 4000 ft.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Asterales

Family Asteraceae － Aster family

Genus Bebbia (Benth.) Greene － sweetbush

Species Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene － sweetbush

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