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

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. thesioides
Binomial name
Baccharis thesioides
Synonyms[2]

Neomolina thesioides (Kunth) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis thesioides is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It grows in mountains and canyons in pine-oak forests.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Baccharis thesioides Kunth
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Arizona baccharis, Baccharis thesioides Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 48. 1818; 4(qto): 61. 1820.
  4. ^ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis thesioides Kunth
  5. ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map