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Asteraceae

Emory's baccharis

Baccharis salicina Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Baccharis

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Emory's baccharis: Baccharis salicina on Virgin River in Zion NP, Utah, USA
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Emory's baccharis, Great plains false willow, Willow baccharis, Emory baccharis, Emory's false willow

Synonyms

  • Baccharis emoryi A.Gray
  • Baccharis farinosa Spreng.
  • Baccharis huydobriana Remy
  • Baccharis kraussei Heering
  • Baccharis medullosa f. medullosa
  • Baccharis medullosa var. medullosa
  • Baccharis pallida Heering
  • Baccharis parviflora Ruiz & Pav.
  • Baccharis pingraea f. angustissima DC.
  • Baccharis salicifolia Nutt.
  • Baccharis salicifolia var. salicifolia
  • Baccharis viscosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
  • Pingraea marginalis (DC.) F.H.Hellw.
  • Pingraea marginalis (DC.) F.H.Hellwig
  • Pingraea salicifolia Ruiz & Pav.
  • Pingraea salicifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) F.H.Hellwig
  • Pingraea viscosa (Ruiz & Pav.) F.H.Hellwig

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.