Baccharis bigelovii

Baccharis bigelovii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Baccharis
Species: B. bigelovii
Binomial name
Baccharis bigelovii
A.Gray
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Baccharis ptarmicifolia DC.
  • Neomolina bigelovii (A.Gray) F.H.Hellw.
  • Neomolina ptarmicaefolia (DC.) F.H.Hellw.
  • Neomolina ptarmicifolia (DC.) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis bigelovii is a North American species of shrubs in the aster family known by the common name Bigelow’s false willow . It is found in the Chihuahuan Desert and nearby regions of the United States and Mexico, in the States of Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.[3]

Baccharis bigelovii is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, branching from the base. It produces many small flower heads. The plant grows on rocky ground in coniferous forests.[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List Baccharis bigelovii A.Gray
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Neomolina ptarmicaefolia (DC.) F.H. Hellw.
  3. 1 2 Flora of North America, Bigelow’s false willow, Baccharis bigelovii A. Gray in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 84. 1859.

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