Rush Sweetbush
Asteraceae
Protologue: Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1(4): 180 (1885).
Pronunciation: Béb-bi-a jún-ce-a
Etymology: After Michael Schuck Bebb (1833-1895) + rush-like, referring to the leafless stems of this plant.
Note: Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene var. aspera Greene occurs in California
B. j. var. juncea occurs in Baja California
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Distribution:
Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2. Click to see current herbarium records.
A moderately sized shrub. Note scabrous stems and leaves, the latter linear.
Heads have yellow disk flowers only.
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