Baccharis halimifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Baccharis
Species:	Baccharis halimifolia Moench
Common Name	Consumption Weed; Eastern Baccharis; Sea Myrtle
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: dioecious; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Baccharis halimifolia var. angustior	Baccharis halimifolia var. angustior DC.
Baccharis halimifolia var. halimifolia	Baccharis halimifolia var. halimifolia

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Anderson (TN), Decatur (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Maury (TN), Obion (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, MEM, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0225015	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225001	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225018	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027544	Anderson	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225009	Haywood	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225013	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0224999	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225000	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0224998	Anderson	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
UCHT007822	Decatur	Tennessee	30 Oct 2004	Chad Harden	UCHT Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027559	Madison	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027545	Shelby	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
UCHT035704	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225007	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225011	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225010	Madison	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225006	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225008	Hardin	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027558	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
MEM013073	Shelby	Tennessee	29 Oct 1970	Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr. 70P3.1	MEM Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225020	Tipton	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0054431	Obion	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027557	Hardin	Tennessee	21 Aug 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027543	McMinn	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225012	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225014	McMinn	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225016	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225002	Dyer	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225019	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0112772	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225003	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225004	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225017	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027555	Madison	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027542	McMinn	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
MEM020676	Shelby	Tennessee	10 Nov 2016	William Embry 16	MEM Baccharis halimifolia
TENN-V-0225005	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027546	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
APSC0027556	Giles	Tennessee			APSC Baccharis halimifolia
BRIT277219	Hardin	Tennessee			VDB Baccharis halimifolia

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