Chilean Romerillo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. linearis |
Binomial name | |
Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. |
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Synonyms | |
Molina linearis Ruiz & Pav. |
Chilean Romerillo (Baccharis linearis) is a common shrub in Central Chile. It is frequently found in old field after agriculture. Cecidia or galls caused by the fruit fly Rachiptera limbata grow as white, spongy and globose tissues on the twigs of the plant.