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Baccharis pilularis
Also called Chaparral Broom, Coyote Brush, Dwarf Chaparral False Willow, Coyote Bush, Dwarf Coyote Brush, Bush Baccharis, Dwarf Chapparal Broom
Coyotebrush is a tough, evergreen native shrub of western North America, usually under 3 metres tall, grown for drought tolerance and wildlife value. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and needs little water once established.
Baccharis pilularis, called coyote brush (or bush), chaparral broom, and bush baccharis, is an evergreen shrub in the family Asteraceae native to California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California. There are reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, most likely introduced.
Baccharis pilularis is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and used frequently in drought tolerant, native plant, and wildlife gardens, and in natural landscaping and habitat restoration projects. The cultivar ground cover selections have various qualities of height and spread, leaf colors, and textures. The upright forms are useful for hedges and fence lines, and year-round foliage.
Coyote brush is usually deer-resistant. The plants are also drought tolerant after maturity, requiring watering once a week until established, and then about once per month during the first summer. They can mature in one to two years. The plants prefer good drainage.
The plants are found in a variety of habitats, from coastal bluffs, oak woodlands, and grasslands, including on hillsides and in canyons, below 2,000 feet (610 m).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baccharis pilularis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
