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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baccharis angustifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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The leaves of Saltwater False-willow are very narrow, dark green and shiny, to about 1-1.5" long but barely 1/4" wide. B. halimifolia has much wider, pale glaucous blue-green leaves... Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baccharis angustifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baccharis angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Baccharis angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-43-001:
Baccharis angustifolia FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baccharis angustifolia
COMMON NAME:
Saltwater False-willow, False Saltwater Willow
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June Gulf County FL
Baccharis angustifolia (on the left) has linear entire leaves, 1-3mm wide, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Baccharis angustifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Baccharis angustifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Baccharis angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Baccharis angustifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-43-001:
Baccharis angustifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Baccharis angustifolia
2402
Shrub
Perennial
Dioecious
Habitat: Interdune swales, wet hammocks, marsh edges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon (rare in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Disc: Yellowish; pappus bristles whitish
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Tan
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p276
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p129
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p207
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p058
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p070
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