Baccharis vanessae
| Baccharis vanessae | |
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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. vanessae
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| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis vanessae | |
Baccharis vanessae is a rare
Riverside County.[1] It is a member of the chaparral flora. It is a federally listed threatened species. It is present in several sites in Encinitas, and it is known from other parts of the county from the coastline to the mountains on various substrates. There are perhaps 15 populations remaining, for a total of about 2000 individuals.[2] Some of the remaining occurrences are on land which may be cleared for development.[2]
Description
Baccharis vanessae is a sticky, glandular
pappus up to a centimeter long.[3]
Often found are elongated lepidopteran galls which Oscar Clarke of Riverside suggests indicates a very old relationship of evolution.
Conservation
Habitat destruction is a threat to the species. Fire suppression in the fire-prone chaparral habitat threaten those plants occurring near residential areas.[2] Introduced species of plants have altered the local plant community. Some of the populations are very small, made up of just a few individuals, reducing their genetic viability.[2]
The species name vanessae honors Vanessa Beth Beauchamp, first daughter of the botanist who first described the species and who is currently an Associate Professor of Biology at Towson University in Maryland.[4]
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands
- California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
References
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Baccharis vanessae Beauch., Encinitas baccharis
- ^ a b c d The Nature Conservancy
- ^ Flora of North America, Encinitas false willow or baccharis, Baccharis vanessae R. M. Beauchamp
- ^ Beauchamp, R. Mitchell 1980. Phytologia 46(4): 216–222 includes photos, line drawings, and distribution maps