Rush Bebbia (Bebbia juncea)

   

Rush Bebbia (Bebbia juncea). Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Rush Bebbia, Sweetbush, Chuparosa
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Bebbia juncea (BEB-bee-uh JUNE-see-uh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Western Trans-Pecos Texas west to California and Nevada and south into northern Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial
• Remarks: Height to about 4 ft., often woody at base. Leaves thread-like; flowers consisting of yellow disk flowers only.

Last Update: 30 Mar 2006