Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora)[2][3] and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah).[4][5]

Description

Baccharis wrightii is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, the branches woody only at the bases. Flowering heads are usually borne one at a time on the ends of branches. The species grows on dry, sandy plains.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Baccharis wrightii A.Gray
  2. ^ a b c Flora of North America, Wright’s baccharis or false willow, Baccharis wrightii A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 101. 1852.
  3. ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis wrightii A. Gray
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.