Baccharis pteronioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. pteronioides
Binomial name
Baccharis pteronioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Baccharis ramulosa (DC.) A.Gray
  • Haplopappus ramulosus DC.
  • Linosyris ramulosa (DC.) A.Gray
  • Neomolina pteronioides (DC.) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis pteronioides is a North American shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name yerba de pasmo.[2] It is widespread in Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca)[3][4][5] and also found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas).[6]

Baccharis pteronioides is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with thick, leathery leaves and many small flower heads. It grows in dry woodlands, grasslands, and canyons.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List Baccharis pteronioides DC.
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America, Yerba de pasmo Baccharis pteronioides de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 410. 1836.
  3. ↑ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. A. Meave. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria
  4. ↑ Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis pteronioides DC.
  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


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