Baccharis wrightii
Species of flowering plant
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Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora)[2][3] and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah).[4][5]
| Baccharis wrightii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis wrightii A.Gray 1852 not Sch. Bip. 1856 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Baccharis wrightii is a shrub up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, the branches woody only at the bases. Flowering heads are usually borne one at a time on the ends of branches. The species grows on dry, sandy plains.[2]