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desert baccharis

Baccharis sergiloides

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 82, February 71, March 74, April 92, May 89, June 66, July 56, August 57, September 73, October 74, November 95, December 74.
United States1,425
California903
Nevada258
Arizona246
Mexico33
Baja California32
Utah27
New Mexico9
Texas9
Sonora1

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
  • 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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