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short-leaved baccharis

Baccharis brachyphylla

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 28, February 24, March 25, April 31, May 30, June 22, July 19, August 19, September 25, October 25, November 32, December 26.
United States613
California306
Arizona213
New Mexico40
Nevada35
Texas19

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusBaccharis

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise short-leaved baccharis with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.