Baccharis is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the aster family (Asteraceae). They are commonly known as baccharises but sometimes referred to as "brooms", because many members have small thin leaves resembling the true brooms. They are not at all related to these however, but belong to an entirely different lineage of eudicots. B. halimifolia is commonly known as "groundsel bush", however true groundsels are found in the genus Senecio.
Baccharis pilularis, called coyote brush, chaparral broom, and bush baccharis, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae native to California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California. There are reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, most likely introduced.
Baccharis linearis, the romerillo or Chilean little rosemary, 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.
Baccharis halimifolia is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Nova Scotia, the eastern and southern United States, eastern Mexico, the Bahamas, and Cuba.
Baccharis sarothroides is a North American species of flowering shrub known by the common names broom baccharis, desertbroom, greasewood, rosin-bush and groundsel in English and "escoba amarga" or "romerillo" in Spanish. This is a spreading, woody shrub usually sticky with glandular secretions along the primarily leafless green stems. The small, thick leaves are a few centimeters long and are absent much of the year, giving the shrub a spindly, twiggy appearance. It flowers abundantly with tiny green blooms on separate male and female plants.
Silverling is a common name for several plants and may refer to:
Baccharis brachyphylla is a North American species of shrub in the family Asteraceae, known by the common name shortleaf baccharis or false willow. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It grows in desert habitats such as arroyos and canyons.
Baccharis plummerae is a California species of Baccharis known by the common name Plummer's baccharis. It is named in honor of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon, 1836 – 1923.
Baccharis sergiloides is a species of Baccharis known by the common name desert baccharis.
Baccharis vanessae is a rare California species of Baccharis known by the common name Encinitas baccharis. It is native primarily to San Diego County, California, almost endemic to the county except for one population a few miles over the county line in Riverside County. It is a member of the chaparral flora. It is a federally listed threatened species. It is present in several sites in Encinitas, and it is known from other parts of the county from the coastline to the mountains on various substrates. There are perhaps 15 populations remaining, for a total of about 2000 individuals. Some of the remaining occurrences are on land which may be cleared for development.
Baccharis malibuensis is a rare California species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Malibu baccharis.
Baccharis neglecta is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico and the south-western and south-central United States.
Baccharis salicina is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include willow baccharis, and Great Plains false willow. It is a shrub found in North America where it grows in mildly saline areas.
Baccharis angustifolia is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina.
Greasewood is a common name shared by several plants:
Baccharis dioica is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name broombush falsewillow. It is native to Florida, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the West Indies.
Baccharis pteronioides is a North American shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name yerba de pasmo. It is widespread in Mexico and also found in the southwestern United States.
Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name prairie baccharis or false willow. It is native to northeastern Mexico and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States.
Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's baccharis or false willow. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and south-central United States.
Baccharis macraei is a species of shrub native to Chile and Peru.
