Desert baccharis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Desert baccharis |
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| Desert baccharis in the Mojave Desert | |
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Baccharis
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sergiloides
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Desert Baccharis, also known by its scientific name Baccharis sergiloides, is a type of baccharis plant. It's often found growing in dry, desert areas.
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Where Does Desert Baccharis Grow?
Desert Baccharis is a plant that naturally grows in the Southwestern United States and parts of Northwestern Mexico. You can find it in dry places like deserts and woodlands. It especially likes wet spots, such as along streambeds.
This plant lives in famous deserts like the Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Desert. It grows in states such as California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the U.S. It also grows in Sonora and Baja California in Mexico.
What Does Desert Baccharis Look Like?
Size and Stems
Desert Baccharis is a shrub, which means it's a woody plant smaller than a tree. It has many straight, branching stems that can grow up to about 2 meters (6 feet) tall.
Leaves
The leaves of this plant are mostly oval-shaped. They can be up to about 3 centimeters long. Interestingly, the leaves usually fall off the plant by the time its flowers bloom.
Flowers and Fruit
Desert Baccharis plants are special because they are dioecious. This means that some plants are male and produce male flowers, while other plants are female and produce female flowers.
The flower heads are covered by sticky, glandular bracts. After the female flowers are pollinated, they produce a fruit called an achene. This fruit is ribbed and has a small, feathery top called a pappus, which helps it spread its seeds.
