Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Baccharis | Order Asterales Tribe Astereae Rank Species | |
Similar Baccharis brachyphylla, Baccharis malibuensis, Baccharis sergiloides, Baccharis plummerae, Baccharis vanessae | ||
Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the aster family known by the common name Wright’s baccharis or false willow. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah).
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.
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