Baccharis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 860 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is New World.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Dioecious shrubs; leaves alternate, occasionally reduced to scales, entire, toothed or lobed
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Heads discoid with oblong to hemispheric involucre; phyllaries in several series; receptacle flat or convex, naked, sometimes minutely pitted
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Staminate florets tubular with 5-lobed limb and rudimentary styles, their arms tipped with an ovoid pubescent appendage; anthers obtuse and entire at the base
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Pistillate florets slender with 5- toothed or entire limb; style-arms smooth, exserted, truncate or club-shaped
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes somewhat compressed, 5–10-ribbed, developed only in pistillate heads; pappus of the staminate florets consisting of a few short bristles, of the pistillate flowers numerous in 1 or more series.
Distribution
A New World genus of about 400 species, the majority tropical.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • 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