Baccharis wrightii
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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. wrightii
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| Baccharis wrightii A.Gray 1852 not Sch. Bip. 1856
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ The Plant List, Baccharis wrightii A.Gray
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, Wright’s baccharis or false willow, Baccharis wrightii A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3(5): 101. 1852.
- ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis wrightii A. Gray
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
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