Asteraceae
Desertbroom
Baccharis sarothroides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Baccharis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- بكاريس أريزوني
- English
- Desertbroom
Synonyms
- Baccharis arizonica Eastw.
- Baccharis sarothroides var. pluricephala Jeps.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prahlad balaji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prahlad balaji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prahlad balaji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Prahlad balaji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.