Asteraceae FAMILY

Baccharis salicifolia

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Baccharis salicifolia is an evergreen shrub producing a cluster of spreading to ascending stems; it can grow from 30 - 400cm tall, ocasionally becoming a small tree up to 6 metres tall in the south of its range[ 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. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, and is also used as a food when little else is available. It can be used in soil stabilization projects and is grown as an ornamental, where it can be used as a ground cover..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeWestern S. America - Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, northwards through Central America to Mexico, California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, New Mexico

HabitatStream banks, dry washes, sandy flood plains, riparian woodlands, disturbed sites, ditches; at elevations from 30 - 2,400 metres[ 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. ].