Common names:
Willow baccharis, Great Plains false willow
Family:
Scientific name:
Baccharis salicina
Main flower color:
Range:
From coastal California, eastwards to south Texas
Height:
Up to 9 feet
Habitat:
Roadsides, streambanks, meadows, up to 5,500 feet
Leaves:
Oblong to narrowly oblanceolate, with entire or irregularly toothed margins. Up to 3 inches long and 0.5 inches wide
Season:
May to November
Baccharis salicina is a shrub-like plant, with much branched, woody stems, reaching heights of 9 feet. Branches are hairless, and somewhat glandular. The narrow leaves are usually lined with a few small edge teeth, towards the upper end. Leaves are attached by short stalks; they have a midvein, and usually a pair of lateral veins, close to the margin. Leaf blades are dotted with small, light-colored glands.
Plants may produce up to 200 flowerheads, in branched, leafy clusters. Heads have a bell-shaped involucre, ringed by lanceolate phyllaries, often purplish, lighter along the margins, and also glandular. Each flowerhead contains to 25 florets, either pistillate or staminate - on separate plants.
Plants may produce up to 200 flowerheads, in branched, leafy clusters. Heads have a bell-shaped involucre, ringed by lanceolate phyllaries, often purplish, lighter along the margins, and also glandular. Each flowerhead contains to 25 florets, either pistillate or staminate - on separate plants.
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