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sweetbush
Scientific Name: Bebbia juncea var. aspera
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Bebbia juncea: Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea, commonly known as Sweetbush or Chuckwalla's Delight, is an aromatic shrub belonging to the daisy family (Asteraceae).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bebbia juncea (Benth.) Greene
- Variety: Bebbia juncea var. aspera E. Greene
- Synonyms: Carphephorus junceus
- Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family or Sunflower family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Sweetbush is native to the southwestern United States, specifically California, Nevada, and Arizona.
- It also grows in northern Mexico.
Morphological Characteristics
- Bebbia juncea is described as an upright, rounded shrub that can reach about 5 feet in height.
- It features thin, green stems that have an appearance.
- The plant bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.
- Its fruit is an achene.
Other Mentions
- Calycanthus floridus, also referred to as Carolina Sweet Bush or Carolina Allspice, is mentioned and noted for its fragrant, white blossoms and growth as far north as Ohio and Pennsylvania, and as far south as Mississippi.
- The text indicates that Bebbia juncea is a flowering shrub that is attractive to butterflies in the Arizona Sonoran Desert.