Baccharis angustifolia

Baccharis angustifolia
B. angustifolia flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Baccharis
Species: B. angustifolia
Binomial name
Baccharis angustifolia
Michx. 1803 not (Cass.) Desf. ex DC. 1836 nor A. Gray 1836

Baccharis angustifolia (most commonly known as saltwater false willow or just false willow) is a species of North American plants in the daisy family.[1] It is native to the Southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina.[2][3]

Baccharis angustifolia is a shrub sometimes as much as 400 cm (13 ft) tall, with narrow, succulent leaves up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. It is found on streambanks, in hammocks, and on coastal sand dunes.[4][5]

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