Baccharis salicina

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Baccharis salicina
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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 salicifoliaNutt. 1840, illegitimate homonym not (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. 1807
  • Baccharis alamaniiDC.
  • Baccharis araucanaPhil.
  • Baccharis chilquillaDC.
  • Baccharis corymbosaMeyen
  • Baccharis cuerviPhil.
  • Baccharis emoryiA.Gray
  • Baccharis farinosaPers. ex Spreng.
  • Baccharis huydobrianaJ.Rémy
  • Baccharis huydobrianaRemy
  • Baccharis iresinoidesKunth
  • Baccharis krausseiHeering
  • Baccharis lanceolataKunth
  • Baccharis longifoliaDC.
  • Baccharis longipesKunze ex DC.
  • Baccharis marginalisDC.
  • Baccharis medullosaDC.
  • Baccharis pallidaHeering
  • Baccharis parvifloraRuiz & Pav.
  • Baccharis parviflora(Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
  • Baccharis parvifloraLess. ex Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Baccharis purpurascensHeering
  • Baccharis vimineaDC.
  • Conyza montevidensisSpreng.
  • Molina parvifloraRuiz & Pav.
  • Molina salicifoliaRuiz & 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.

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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 salicifoliaNutt., 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.