Baccharis halimifolia
(Eastern Baccharis)
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3841
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3857
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3849
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3837
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3843
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3845
Baccharis halimifolia, Scrappin’ Valley, Newton Co. 3853
| Scientific Name | Baccharis halimifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BAHA |
| Common Name | Eastern Baccharis, Groundseltree, Consumption-weed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 35682 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Soils ranging from pure sand to pure clay and saline soils; open areas, wet fields, marshes, beaches, disturbed sites and roadsides; can be very invasive and difficult to eradicate. Plant: Fast-growing, medium to large, deciduous perennial shrub 3 to 10 feet tall, freely branched with slender, erect to ascending stems that are angled in cross-section and have longitudinal striations. Leaves: Alternate with elliptic to broadly obovate or rhombic blades, 1.2 to 2 inches long and 0.9 to 1.2 inches wide (relatively narrow leaves are especially common in Arkansas, Louisiana, and east Texas); on short petioles or sessile; edges near base are entire and usually coarsely serrate from the middle to tip with 1 to 3 pairs of teeth; surfaces are smooth and dotted with resinous glands. Inflorescence: Panicles of large numbers of small flower heads; pistillate (female) plants have white flowers, staminate (male) have yellow; pistillate flowers produce long, white pappus hairs which appear in the fall. Bloom Period: September to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Flora of North America, Missouri Botanical Garden and Texas A&M University. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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