Brickellia frutescens A. Gray

Shrubs, 30–60 cm. Stems intricately branched, hirtellous, sparsely gland-dotted. Leaves alternate; petioles 1–2 mm; blades (venation obscure) oblong to spatulate, 3–12 × 1–4 mm, bases acute to acuminate, margins entire, apices acute to obtuse, faces tomentose, gland-dotted. Heads in paniculiform arrays. Peduncles 10–30 mm, villous, gland-dotted. Involucres cylindric, 9–11 mm. Phyllaries 20–25 in 5–6 series, greenish, often purple-tinged, 4–5-striate, unequal, (sparsely villous, gland-dotted) margins narrowly scarious (apices rounded, mucronate); outer ovate to lanceolate (ciliate), inner linear-oblong. Florets 20–30; corollas purplish, 6.5–7.5 mm. Cypselae 3.5–4.8 mm, hispidulous; pappi of 26–30 white, barbellulate bristles.

Brickellia frutescens, the shrubby brickellbush, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to desert regions of Arizona, southern Nevada, southern California, and Baja California.

Brickellia frutescens is a shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall. It is highly branched, with many small purple flower heads.

Brickellia frutescens là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được A.Gray mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1882.