Willow Baccharis (Baccharis salicina)

• Common English Names: Willow Baccharis
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Baccharis salicina (BAK-ah-ris sah-lih-SEE-nuh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Riparian areas of West Texas north into plains of eastern NM, Colorado, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
• Plant Form: Deciduous shrub to  6’ H X 3’ W.
• Remarks: Erect, ascending, multiple-stemmed shrub with 1-2 inch toothed willow-like leaves. Separate male and female plants producing terminal clusters of disk flowers in early summer. Tolerates a variety of soils, including saline or mineralized, needs reliable periodic moisture, full sun, winter hardy.

Last Update: 9 Nov 2002