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Baccharis texana

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Species of flowering plant

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
  • 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. It is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas) and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico).

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.

References

  1. The Plant List, Baccharis texana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  2. ^ "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.
Taxon identifiers
Baccharis texana
Linosyris texana


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