Baccharis macraei
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. macraei
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Binomial name | |
Baccharis macraei Hook. & Arn., 1840
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distribution of Baccharis macraei | |
Synonyms | |
Baccharis macraei var. lucida Heering |
Baccharis macraei is a species of shrub native to Chile and Peru.[1]
Description[]
The plants are 50-150 cm tall shrubs. The branching angle is relatively wide. In the first few years the stems are covered in dense trichomes, which lead to the impression of a round stem. However the stems are edged underneath. With age the stems become greyish brown, shiny and rugose. The firm, waxy leaves, which only have a lifespan of one year, are grouped at the apex of branches. They are obovate and have a toothed margin. The apical leaves envelop the singular, terminal, sessile inflorescences. The capitulum is 5-7 mm wide in male plants and 4-7.5 mm wide in female plants.[2]
Natural hybridisation[]
This species is part of a homoploid hybrid swarm involving Baccharis linearis. Together both parent species form the natural hybrid Baccharis intermedia.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Baccharis macraei Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Hellwig, F. (30.11.1990). Die Gattung Baccharis L. (Compositae - Asteraceae) in Chile. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München.
- ^ Faini, Francesca; Hellwlg, Frank; Labbé, Cecilia; Castillo, Mariano (January 1991). "Hybridization in the Genus Baccharis : Baccharis linearis χ B. macraei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 19 (1): 53–57. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(91)90113-E.
- Baccharis
- Flora of Chile
- Plants described in 1840
- Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker
- Flora of Peru
- Dioecious plants
- Astereae stubs