Baccharis glutinosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names saltmarsh baccharis and Douglas' falsewillow.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. glutinosa
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| Baccharis glutinosa | |
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The species has a discontinuous distribution, found in western North America (California, southern Oregon, northern Baja California)[2][3] and in South America (Brazil, Bolivia, etc.). The North American populations were for many years listed as a separate species, B. douglasii,[2] but more recent studies suggest that the plants from the two continents are better regarded as one species.[4][5][6]
Description
editBaccharis glutinosa is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing to heights between one and two meters. The lance-shaped leaves are up to about 12 centimeters long and have short winged petioles. The foliage and inflorescences are resinous and sticky.[2]
The plants are dioecious, with male plants producing clusters of up to 40 whitish staminate flowers and female plants bearing bunches of up to 150 fluffy whitish pistillate flowers with a hairlike pappus attached to each developing fruit.[2]
References
edit- ^ Tropicos, Baccharis glutinosa Pers.
- ^ a b c d e Flora of North America, Saltmarsh baccharis, Douglas’s falsewillow, Baccharis douglasii de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 400. 1836.
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map, Baccharis glutinosa
- ^ Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae–Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Systematic Botany Monographs 76: 1–341.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Baccharis glutinosa Pers., Marsh baccharis
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2014. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia, Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127(1–2): i–viii, 1–1744. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment - Baccharis douglasii
- USDA Plants Profile, Baccharis douglasii
- Baccharis glutinosa in the CalPhotos photo database, University of California, Berkeley
Media related to Baccharis glutinosa at Wikimedia Commons
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