Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Baccharis halimifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baccharis halimifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 179-43-003:
Baccharis halimifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
COMMON NAME:
Silverling, Groundsel Tree, Consumption Weed, Sea Myrtle
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmbangusti_halimi_stjoe
June Gulf County FL
Baccharis halimifolia is on the right (on left is B. angustifolia).
Gill Newberry gn10_b_halimifolia_male
October
Male flowers (pictured) are less conspicuous than female flowers, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.
JK Marlow jkm071028_107
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Female flowers with tufts of silky pappus bristles about 1cm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
JK Marlow jkm071028_109
October Edgefield County SC
Sumter National Forest: Edgefield Ranger District
Involucres mostly in pedunculate glomerules; bracts imbricate, often purplish, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_baccharis_halimifolia
October
The glomerules are grouped into terminal paniculiform inflorescences, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm061111_017
November York County SC
Field
One of the few woody members of the Aster family occurring in NC, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition.
Roxanna Martin rlm11710_wr_14
November Spartanburg County SC
Leaves egg-shaped, usually coarsely toothed, but upper ones sometimes entire, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
Roxanna Martin rlm11710_wr_28
November Spartanburg County SC
Bristles become quite conspicuous as the tiny fruits at their bases mature, per Trees of the Southeastern United States.