Baccharis texana

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Baccharis texana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. texana
Binomial name
Baccharis texana
(Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Linosyris texana (A.Gray) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Neomolina texana (A.Gray) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name prairie baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)[2] and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico).[3][4]

Baccharis texana is a shrub or subshrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, with narrow leaves and many small flower heads. It grows in grasslands, hillsides, and mesas.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Plant List, Baccharis texana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  2. ^ a b c "Baccharis texana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ^ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.