Baccharis dioica is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name broombush falsewillow.[3] It is native to Florida, the Yucatán Peninsula, and the West Indies (Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Virgin Islands, Montserrat).[4][5][6]

Baccharis dioica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. dioica
Binomial name
Baccharis dioica
Synonyms[2]
  • Baccharis rohriana Spreng.
  • Baccharis vahlii DC.

Baccharis dioica is a shrub sometimes as much as 300 cm (10 feet) tall. It grows in hammocks, on dunes, and in mangrove swamps.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Baccharis dioica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T152911207A152911209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152911207A152911209.en. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Baccharis dioica Vahl
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Broombush falsewillow, Baccharis dioica Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 98. 1794.
  4. ^ Tropicos, Baccharis dioica Vahl
  5. ^ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326.
  6. ^ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.