Asteraceae
Baccharis

Baccharis latifolia Pers.

First published in Syn. Pl. 2: 424 (1807)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Venezuela to W. South America and NW. Argentina. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and has environmental uses and social uses.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
algodoncillo, auraucho, barzalito, chilca, chilca blanca, chilca dulce, chilca morada, chilca negra, chilca rucia, chilca verde, chilco, chilco blanco, chilco común, chilco de teñir, chilco grande, chiquito, gurrubo, hayuelo, lengua de gato
[UNAL]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/42532611/208222082

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 1400 - 4000 m.; Andes, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, arbusto, árbol
Conservation
Preocupación Menor
[CPLC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology
Alt. 1400 - 4000 m.
Morphology General Habit
Herb.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
[UPB]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1400–4000 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Norte de Santander, Putumayo, Quindío, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Shrub, Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC. National Red List of Colombia (2021): Potential LC.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), desert, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Algodoncillo, Barsalito, Buéntsamo, Chilca, Chilca blanca, Chilca rucia, Chilco, Chilco blanco, Chilco negro, Chilquita, Chirca, Chirco, Gurrubo
[UPFC]

Uses

Use Materials Tannins/Dyestuffs
Used to dye different types of fibres (Spanger 2004).
Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (State of the World's Plants 2016, Instituto Humboldt 2014).
[UPB]

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
Use Social
Social uses.
[UPFC]

Common Names

Spanish
Barsalito, chilquita, lengua de gato, chilco, chilca, algodoncillo, buéntsamo, chilca blanca, chilca rucia, chilco blanco, chilco negro, chirca, chirco, gurrubo.

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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