Baccharis wrightii

Baccharis wrightii
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Baccharis
Species:	B. wrightii
Binomial name
Baccharis wrightii A.Gray 1852 not Sch. Bip. 1856
Synonyms [1]
Baccharis squarrosaKunth Neomolina wrightii(A.Gray) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's baccharis or false willow. ^[2] It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora) ^{[2] [3]} and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah). ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Baccharis wrightii is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, the branches woody only at the bases. Flowering heads are usually borne one at a time on the ends of branches. The species grows on dry, sandy plains. ^[2]

References

1. The Plant List, Baccharis wrightii A.Gray
2. Flora of North America, Wright’s baccharis or false willow, Baccharis wrightii A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 101. 1852.
3. Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis wrightii A. Gray
4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
5. Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.