Baccharis salicina

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. salicina
Binomial name
Baccharis salicina
Torr. & Gray
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Baccharis salicifolia Nutt. 1840, illegitimate homonym not (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. 1807
  • Baccharis alamanii DC.
  • Baccharis araucana Phil.
  • Baccharis chilquilla DC.
  • Baccharis corymbosa Meyen
  • Baccharis cuervi Phil.
  • Baccharis emoryi A.Gray
  • Baccharis farinosa Pers. ex Spreng.
  • Baccharis huydobriana J.Rémy
  • Baccharis huydobriana Remy
  • Baccharis iresinoides Kunth
  • Baccharis kraussei Heering
  • Baccharis lanceolata Kunth
  • Baccharis longifolia DC.
  • Baccharis longipes Kunze ex DC.
  • Baccharis marginalis DC.
  • Baccharis medullosa DC.
  • Baccharis pallida Heering
  • Baccharis parviflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Baccharis parviflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  • Baccharis parviflora Less. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Baccharis purpurascens Heering
  • Baccharis viminea DC.
  • Conyza montevidensis Spreng.
  • Molina parviflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Molina salicifolia Ruiz & Pav.
  • Pingraea marginalis (DC.) F.H.Hellw.
  • Pingraea salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis salicina is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include willow baccharis,[2] and Great Plains false willow.[3] It is a shrub found in North America where it grows in mildly saline areas.

Description

Baccharis salicina is a shrub producing erect, branching stems approaching 4 metres (13 ft) in maximum height. The thick leaves are oblong to oval in shape and sometimes have roughly toothed edges. They may be up to 7 centimetres (2.8 in) long. The shrub is dioecious, with male and female plants producing flower heads of different types. The head is enclosed in a layer of phyllaries and the female flowers yield fruits, each an achene with a white pappus about a centimeter long.[3]

The earliest name for the species is Baccharis salicifolia Nutt., coined in 1840.[4] This name, however, had previously been used for some South American material,[5] so the North American plants needed to be renamed as Baccharis salicina.[6]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is native to the United States (southern Great Plains region and Southwestern United States; states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah[7][8] and northern Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Sonora).[3][9]

The plant grows on open sandy flood plains, most commonly in mildly saline areas.[10]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Baccharis salicina Torr. & A.Gray
  2. ↑ "Willow Baccharis (Baccharis salicina)". Chihuahan Desert Plants. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Willow-baccharis, Great Plains false willow, Baccharis salicina Torrey & A. Gray
  4. ↑ Nuttall, Thomas 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 337
  5. ↑ Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik 1807. Synopsis Plantarum 2: 425
  6. ↑ Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1842. flora of North America :containing abridged descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized plants growing north of Mexico, arranged according to the natural system 2(2): 258-259
  7. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
  8. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  9. ↑ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis salicina Torr. & A. Gray
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma Biological Survey, Baccharis salicina Torr. & Gray". Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
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