Baccharis pteronioides explained

Baccharis pteronioides is a North American shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name yerba de pasmo.^[1] It is widespread in Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca)^{[2] [3] [4]} and also found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas).^[5]

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.^[1]

External links

• Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
• Pollen Library
• Virginia Tech, tree identification, yerba de pasmo Asteraceae Baccharis pteronioides DC

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066187 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.
2. 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
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2704840?tab=specimens Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis pteronioides DC.
4. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Baccharis%20pteronioides.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map