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Order
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Baccharis L., Sp. Pl. 860 (1753)
Description
Dioecious shrubs or perennial herbs. Lvs alternate, simple, entire, serrate or lobed. Capitula in small terminal or axillary glomerules. Involucral bracts in 3-many rows, imbricate, ± membranous. Receptacle flat or convex; scales 0. ♀ florets filiform, numerous. ♂ florets tubular, numerous. Achenes all similar, ellipsoid or obovoid, compressed or terete, ribbed; pappus of hairs in 1 row, that of sterile ♂ florets shorter.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
