Baccharis thesioides | |
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Conservation status
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. thesioides
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Binomial name | |
Baccharis thesioides Kunth
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Synonyms[2] | |
Neomolina thesioides (Kunth) F.H.Hellw. |
Baccharis thesioides is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Arizona baccharis.[3] It is widespread in Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca,[4][5] and also found in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico).[6]
Baccharis thesioides is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It grows in mountains and canyons in pine-oak forests.[3]