Asteraceae
Baccharis

Baccharis macrantha Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp., ed. fol., 4: 42 (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Ecuador. It is used as animal food and has environmental uses.

Descriptions

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Morphology General Habit
Subshrub.
Ecology
Alt. 1700 - 4100 m.
[UPB]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1700–4100 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Arauca, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, La Guajira, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Tolima.
Habit
Shrub, Subshrub.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), desert, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Chilco, Ciro, Cirro
[UPFC]

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. 1700 - 4100 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Subarbusto, arbusto
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

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
chilco, ciro, cirro
[UNAL]

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]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Aerial parts eaten by animals (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Environmental Erosion Control
Live plant (in situ) - Used for erosion control (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Environmental Ornamentals
Live plant (in situ) - Grown in gardens and parks (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Environmental Revegetation
Live plant (in situ) - Used in restoration ecology for soil recovery (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010). Live plant (in situ) - Used for ecological restoration (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
[UPB]

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Materials
Used as material.
[UPFC]

Common Names

Spanish
Chilco.

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0