Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae.Greene, Edward Lee. 1885. Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences 1(4A): 179–181 in EnglishTropicos, Bebbia Greene Its only species is Bebbia juncea.
It is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme western Texas (El Paso County)) and northern Mexico (Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur).Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.Whalen, M. 1977. Taxonomy of Bebbia (Compositae: Heliantheae). Madroño 24: 112–123.Flora of North America, Bebbia Greene
Varieties , Plants of the World Online accepted three varieties of Bebbia juncea: Bebbia juncea var. aspera Greene Bebbia juncea var. atriplicifolia (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst. Bebbia juncea var. juncea
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment of Bebbia USDA Plants Profile for Bebbia Calflora Database: Bebbia native to California Photo gallery