Baccharis articulata

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Baccharis articulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species:
B. articulata
Binomial name
Baccharis articulata
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Pers.
Synonyms[1]
  • Baccharis diptera Sch.Bip. ex Baker
  • Cacalia sessilis Vell.
  • Conyza articulata Lam.
  • Molina articulata Less.
  • Pingraea articulata (Lam.) F.H.Hellw.

Baccharis articulata is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae.[2]

The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, but was later reclassified by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1807.[3] The species is used for a variety of medical uses and is also native to parts of South America.

Medical uses

It is used in traditional folk medicine for liver diseases.[4] It has also been traditionally used to treat digestive disorders and urinary infections.[5] In Brazil the plant is used to treat diarrhea in cattle.[6]

Distribution

It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Paranaese forest.[7] It was also introduced to Spain.[1]

Flowers

Like almost all baccharis species, Baccharis articulata is

Apis mellifera, Lucilia sericata, and Ruizantheda divaricata.[2]

In August and September, the plant has multi-petal flowers which are pale greenish yellow.[3]

Common names

In Portuguese, the species goes by the common name carqueja-branca, carqueja-doce, and carquejinha.[2][9]

In English, it goes by the common name salt water false willow.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Baccharis articulata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Baccharis articulata" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  3. ^ a b "Hortipedia - Baccharis articulata". fr.hortipedia.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  4. ISBN 978-2-7099-1038-5
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    S2CID 20056220
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  6. ISBN 978-1-4200-4317-4
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  7. ISBN 978-3-030-20198-2
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  8. ISBN 978-94-017-8783-3
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  9. ^ "Distribution, vernacular names, folk medicinal uses and tested biological activity of Baccharis species". scielo.org.co. SciELO Colombia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ISBN 978-1-4398-4301-7
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