Baccharis texana
Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the aster family 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 | |
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Scientific 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 | |
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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
- The Plant List, Baccharis texana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
- Flora of North America, Prairie baccharis or false willow, Baccharis texana (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 75. 1849.
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
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