Names
Scientific Name: Baccharis brachyphylla
Synonym:
Common Names: Shortleaf baccharis, shortleaf false willow
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub/subshrub
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Sandy soil. Dry canyons, wash bottoms, and sandy plains.
Flower Color: White
Flowering Season: May to October
Height: Up to 3 feet
Description: This plant consists of many distinct stems, each typically branched. The leaves are linear, sessile, and about ¾ of an inch in length. The flowers are numerous, small and white. The fruit is less than 1/8 inch in diameter and fuzzy.
Special Characteristics
Classification
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
SOURCES:
University of California at Berkley, Jepson Herbarium: ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=1594
Southwestern Environmental Information Network: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=1360
United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Database: plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BABR#
