Biology:Baccharis texana
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. texana
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| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis texana (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
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Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name prairie baccharis or false willow.[2] It is native to northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)[2] and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States (Texas , Oklahoma, New Mexico).[3][4]
Baccharis texana is a shrub or subshrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, with narrow leaves and many small flower heads. It grows in grasslands, hillsides, and mesas.[2]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Baccharis texana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Baccharis texana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066191.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Great Plains Flora Association. 1986. Flora of the Great Plains i–vii, 1–1392. University Press of Kansas, Lawrence.
Wikidata ☰ Q15589885 entry
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