Baccharis texana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. texana
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Binomial name | |
Baccharis texana (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
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Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name prairie baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)[2] and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico).[3][4]
Baccharis texana is a shrub or subshrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, with narrow leaves and many small flower heads. It grows in grasslands, hillsides, and mesas.[2]