Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea

(de Candolle) C. B. Wolf

Occas. Pap. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. 1: 21. 1935.

Basionym: Baccharis consanguinea de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 408. 1836
Synonyms: Baccharis pilularis var. consanguinea (de Candolle) Kuntze
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 30.

Stems erect, rarely prostrate, brittle, forming erect or rounded shrubs, branchlets evenly distributed around the branches. Leaves mostly 15–40 mm. 2n = 18.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Dec.
Habitat: Oak woodlands, coniferous forest openings, roadsides, coastal bluffs
Elevation: 0–800 m

Distribution

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Calif., N.Mex., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Subspecies consanguinea is a dominant member of the California coastal sage scrub, and also occurs in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and some of the Peninsular Ranges of southern California. The specimen reported from New Mexico is probably a waif or weedy introduction (voucher not seen).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Scott D. Sundberg† +  and David J. Bogler +
(de Candolle) C. B. Wolf +
Baccharis consanguinea +
Calif. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
0–800 m +
Oak woodlands, coniferous forest openings, roadsides, coastal bluffs +
Flowering Jul–Dec. +
Occas. Pap. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. +
Baccharis pilularis var. consanguinea +
Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea +
Baccharis pilularis +
subspecies +