Brickellia chenopodina (Greene) B.L.Rob. (1917:99)
Chenopod brickell(-)bush
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Coleosanthus chenopodinus Greene in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 177 (1913)
Some doubt has been expressed about its taxonomic validity (Knapp et al., 2021).
Conservation Status
Extinct (Humphreys et al., 2019; Knapp et al., 2021; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025; NatureServe, 2026)
Last (and only) record: 1903 (Knapp et al., 2021; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2025; NatureServe, 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
along the Gila River, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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