Baccharis dioica
| Baccharis dioica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. dioica |
| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis dioica Vahl | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Baccharis dioica is a North American species of shrubs in the aster family known by the common name Broombush falsewillow.[2] It is native to Florida, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Montserrat).[3][4][5]
Baccharis dioica is a shrub sometimes as much as 300 cm (10 feet) tall. It grows in hammocks, on dunes, and in mangrove swamps.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Baccharis dioica Vahl
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Broombush falsewillow, Baccharis dioica Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 98. 1794.
- ↑ Tropicos, Baccharis dioica Vahl
- ↑ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326.
- ↑ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
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