About Baccharis sergiloides A.Gray
Baccharis sergiloides A.Gray is a shrub that grows many erect, branching stems, reaching a maximum height of about 2 meters (6 feet). Its leaves are mostly oval-shaped and grow up to around 3 centimeters (1.2 inches) long. In most cases, all leaves drop off the plant before it begins blooming. This shrub is dioecious, meaning male and female individual plants produce different types of flower heads. Each flower head is surrounded by a layer of glandular, sticky phyllaries. The fruit it produces is a ribbed achene, topped with a pappus that is a few millimeters long. This species is native to the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. It grows in wet areas within dry desert and woodland habitats, including locations like streambeds. It occurs in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Deserts, in the regions of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California.
