Baccharis wrightii

Baccharis wrightii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Asterales
Family:Asteraceae
Genus:Baccharis
Species: B. wrightii
Binomial name
Baccharis wrightii
A.Gray 1852 not Sch. Bip. 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Baccharis squarrosa Kunth
  • Neomolina wrightii (A.Gray) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the aster family known by the common name Wright’s baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora)[2][3] and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah).[4][5]

Baccharis wrightii is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, the branches woody only at the bases. Flowering heads are usually borne one at a time on the ends of branches. The species grows on dry, sandy plains.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Baccharis wrightii A.Gray
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Wright’s baccharis or false willow, Baccharis wrightii A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 101. 1852.
  3. ↑ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis wrightii A. Gray
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.


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