Baccharis pilularis

Botanical Description

Baccharis pilularis is an evergreen shrub with two strikingly different forms. Subsp consanguinea is a usually erect plant with brittle stems, often assuming a rounded form; it can grow up to 450cm tall. Subsp pilularis is only found in California, it is a prostrate plant with flexible stems forming mats of growth that can be from 15 - 100cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is an effective soil stabilizer, and is often grown as an ornamental, where it can be used for ground cover.