Family Code: ASTERA Genus Code: BRICK Genus CN: brickellbush Genus Authority: Elliott Genus Summary: A genus of about 100-110 species, herbs and shrubs, primarily of sw. North America and Mexico south into Central America. Kuhnia should be included within a broadly circumscribed Brickellia (Schilling et al. 2015; King & Robinson 1987; Shinners 1971). In a molecular analysis (Schilling et al. 2015), B. cordifolia is basalmost in a clade that makes up Brickellia s.s., while B. eupatorioides is in a clade that corresponds to the formerly recognized Kuhnia. Genus References: Scott in FNA (2006c); Cronquist (1980)=SE; Shinners (1971)=Z; Shinners (1946)=Y; Turner (1989)=X; Schilling et al. (2015). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1