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Shortleaf Baccharis
Baccharis brachyphylla
  
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About Shortleaf Baccharis (Baccharis brachyphylla) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Baccharis brachyphylla is a North American species of shrubs in the daisy family, known by the common name Shortleaf baccharis or false willow. It is native to the southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas) and northern Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora). It grows in desert habitats such as arroyos and canyons. This is a shrub producing erect, branching green stems up to a meter tall. The leaves are linear or thinly lance-shaped and less than 2 centimetres (0. 79 in) long. The inflorescence is a wide array of flower heads. A dioecious species, the male and female plants produce different flower types which are similar in appearance. The flowers and foliage are glandular. Female flowers yield fruits which are ribbed achenes, each with a fuzzy body 2-3 millimetres (0. 079-0. 118 in) long and a pappus about 5 millimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.3 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Cream, White

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 8 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Chlosyne gabbii Image
Gabb's Checkerspot Chlosyne gabbiiChlosyne gabbii
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Calephelis nemesis Image
Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesisCalephelis nemesis
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Hyles lineata Image
White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata
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Estigmene acrea Image
Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth Estigmene acreaEstigmene acrea
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Prionoxystus robiniae Image
Carpenterworm Moth Prionoxystus robiniaePrionoxystus robiniae
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Prochoerodes truxaliata Image
Prochoerodes truxaliataProchoerodes truxaliata
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Letispe metanemaria Image
Baccharis Inchworm Moth Letispe metanemariaLetispe metanemaria

Landscaping Information
Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.6" - 13.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.54" - 2.91", Coldest Month: 42.2" - 60.4", Hottest Month: 70.2" - 88.3", Humidity: 2.69" - 42.82", Elevation: 185" - 4697"

Alternative Names
Common Names: False Willow


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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