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Baccharis salicina
Also called Emory's baccharis, Great Plains False Willow, Emory baccharis, Emory's Seep Willow, Great Plains Falsewillow
Willow baccharis is a dioecious shrub from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, reaching about 4 m, often found in mildly saline sandy floodplains. It is tolerant of drought and salt, so it suits dry, open, sunny sites.
Baccharis salicina is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include willow baccharis, and Great Plains false willow. It is a shrub found in North America where it grows in mildly saline areas.
The plant is native to the United States (southern Great Plains region and Southwestern United States; states of California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah and northern Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango, Sonora).
Baccharis acutata · Baccharis alaternoides · Baccharis albida · Saltwater false willow · Baccharis arbutifolia · Baccharis aretioides · Baccharis articulata · Bigelow's false willow · Shortleaf baccharis · Broombush false willow · Baccharis dracunculifolia · Baccharis eggersii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baccharis salicina 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.
