Asteraceae

Baccharis latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis

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Baccharis latifolia: Chilca ( es:Baccharis latifolia ) en el cantón Rumiñahui - Ecuador — Photo: Mariopl15, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Quechua: Yuraq ch'illka, Yuraq chillka

Synonyms

Baccharis floribunda Kunth
Baccharis polyantha Kunth
Baccharis polyantha f. polyantha
Baccharis polyantha var. macrophylla Hieron.
Baccharis polyantha var. polyantha
Baccharis riparia Kunth
Molina latifolia Ruiz & Pav.
Pingraea latifolia Ruiz & Pav.
Pingraea latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) F.H.Hellwig
Pingraea latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) F.H.Hellw.
Pluchea glabra Griseb.
Vernonia otavalensis Gilli

Photos

Photo: Mariopl15, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roxana Sepúlveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roxana Sepúlveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roxana Sepúlveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roxana Sepúlveda, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hector Gabriel, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.