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prairie false willow
Scientific Name: Baccharis texana
Family: Asteraceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Subshrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Prairie False Willow (Baccharis texana)
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a shrub and may have woody stems that could pose a chewing hazard.
Considerations for Children
- This plant is a shrub and may have woody stems that could pose a risk.
Common Names
- Prairie False Willow
- Prairie Baccharis
- Roosevelt Weed
- Poverty Weed
- False-willow
- New Deal Weed
- Jara Dulce
- Texas Groundsel-tree
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Baccharis texana (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray
- Family: Asteraceae (Aster family)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Synonym: Linosyris texana Torr. & A. Gray
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Northern Mexico.
- Found in rangeland and disturbed sites from the Blackland Prairie to South Texas.
- Grows in prairie, plains, meadows, pastures, and savannas.
- Thrives in poor, dry, shallow, and thin soil, such as at the rim of a roadcut through compacted limestone gravel.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- A small deciduous shrub.
- A perennial plant and subshrub, meaning it lives for more than two years and has a woody base with herbaceous growth.
- Short shrub
Further Information
- Discover Life: Provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Baccharis texana.
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