Baccharis linearis

Chilean romerillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Baccharis
Species: B. linearis
Binomial name
Baccharis linearis
(Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Synonyms[1]
  • Molina linearis Ruiz & Pav.
  • Baccharis callistemoides Meyen & Walp.
  • Baccharis holmbergii Hicken
  • Baccharis lingulata Kunze ex Less.
  • Baccharis rosmarinifolia Hook. & Arn.
  • Baccharis subandina Phil.

Baccharis linearis, the Chilean romerillo, is a common shrub in Central Chile. It is frequently found in old field after agriculture. Cecidia or galls caused by the fruit fly Rachiptera limbata grow as white, spongy and globose tissues on the twigs of the plant.[2][3]

Gall on twigs of B linearis

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  2. ↑ Aljaro ME et al. 1984. Life cycle of Rachiptera limbata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its relationship with Baccharis linearis (Compositae). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 57: 123.
  3. ↑ Holmgrem M. et al. Plant ecology 147, 49 (2000)


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