:Common Name

Sweetbush

:Scientific Name

:Introduction

Bebbia, commonly known as sweetbush, is a genus of aromatic shrubs belonging to the family Asteraceae. The genus is monotypic, comprising a single recognized species, Bebbia juncea.

: Details

The species is indigenous to the southwestern regions of the United States, including California, Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southwestern New Mexico, and the extreme western part of Texas (El Paso County), as well as to northern Mexico, where it occurs in Sonora, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. It is characterized by the production of abundant yellow, discoid flower heads.