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Brickelia

Brickelia

9.9
A small flowering plant from the American Southwest with creamy flowers and bristly seed cases
  • noun
  • /brɪˈkiːliə/
  • Specialized
: Brickelia
  • Brickelia plants are often recognized by their bristly fruit sheaths.

Examples

  • The Brickelia plant thrives in dry, sandy soil.

  • Botanists studied the distribution of Brickelia across the arid regions of the Southwest.

  • The desert landscape featured several species of Brickelia in full bloom.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the beauty of Brickelia flowers.

  • The desert landscape featured several species of Brickelia in full bloom.

  • Botanists studied the distribution of Brickelia across the arid regions of the Southwest.

  • The Brickelia plant thrives in dry, sandy soil.

Synonyms

Brickellia
vsBrickelia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants from the southwestern United States with creamy flower heads and bristly fruits

is native and specifies one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath

Surface Forms

Brickelia singular
Brickelias plural

Etymology

Brickelia looks like the English word brick, so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine the plant's rough, bristly fruit sheath as a small 'brick' that protects a single seed inside.