Bebbia

Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea var. aspera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Genus: Bebbia
Greene
Species:
B. juncea
Binomial name
Bebbia juncea
(Benth.) Greene
Synonyms

Of the genus:

  • Carphephorus section Kuhniodes Benth.

Of the species:

  • Carphephorus junceus Benth.

Bebbia, common name sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the family Asteraceae. 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). It bears plentiful yellow discoid flowers.