Baccharis neglecta

Baccharis neglecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Baccharis
Species: B. neglecta
Binomial name
Baccharis neglecta
Britt.

Baccharis neglecta (also known as False Willow, Jara dulce, Poverty Weed, New Deal weed, and Roosevelt Weed[1][2]) is a species of perennial plant from sunflower family. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)[2] and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas).[3][4]

Baccharis neglecta is a shrub occasionally reaching a height of 450 cm (14.8 ft). The narrow, evergreen leaves that are up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. Male and female flowers grow separate plants. Females are distinctive in a way that they have small silky, greenish white heads. The plants are arranged in large clusters up to 1 foot (0.30 m) or more long and 20 cm (7.9 in) wide. Silky plumes start blooming in October and November.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of North America, Roosevelt or New Deal weed, linear-leaved false willow, Baccharis neglecta Britton in N. L. Britton and A. Brown
  3. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture plants profile
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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