Baccharis plummerae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. plummerae
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| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis plummerae | |
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Neomolina plummerae (A.Gray) F.H.Hellw. | |
Baccharis plummerae is a California species of Baccharis known by the common name Plummer's baccharis.[2] It is named in honor of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon, 1836 – 1923.[3]
Distribution
The plant is
Channel Islands of California. Most of the populations are in a region from southern Monterey County to Los Angeles County, but there are a few isolated populations reported from Riverside County.[4]
Description
Baccharis plummerae is a bushy shrub producing many erect, slender stems approaching 2 metres (6.6 ft) in maximum height.[5][2]
The leaves are linear to oblong in shape and sometimes have fine teeth along the edges. They may be up to 4.5 centimetres (1.8 in) long.[2]
The shrub is
pappus 7 millimetres (0.28 in) or 8 millimetres (0.31 in) long.[2]
See also
- Coastal sage scrub
- California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
References
- ^ Tropicos, Baccharis plummerae A. Gray
- ^ a b c d Flora of North America, Baccharis plummerae A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 15: 48. 1879.
- ^ Gray, Asa 1879. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 15(1): 48.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, Baccharis plummerae A. Gray, Plummer's baccharis
- ^ Jepson Meanual
External links
Media related to Baccharis plummerae at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment of Baccharis plummerae
