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{{Inc| Baccharis (bakkharis, an ancient Greek name for different shrubs). Compositae. Groundsel Tree. Ornamental plants, chiefly grown for the showy white pappus of the fruit; some species also for their evergreen foliage. Shrubby or suffruticose: lvs. alternate, usually serrate, glabrous, deciduous or evergreen: heads of fls. small, white or yellowish, dioecious, in panicles or corymbs; involucre with many imbricate scales; receptacle flat, naked; pistillate fls. with filiform corolla: achenes compressed, ribbed, with pappus.—More than 250 species in Amer., chiefly in S. Amer. Baccharis halimifolia and B. salicina are hardy North, while the evergreen species are more tender. They grow in almost any well-drained soil in a sunny position, and are well adapted for dry and rocky slopes, and valuable for seashore planting. Propagation is by seeds, or by cuttings under glass. B. glomeruliflora, Fers. Allied to B. halimifolia: heads axillary, solitary or clustered, sessile or nearly so: pappus somewhat shorter. N. C. to Fla.—B. patagonica, Hook. & Am. Low evergreen shrub: lvs. ⅓-½ in. long: heads mostly axillary. Patagonia.—B. pilularis, DC. Height 6 ft.; evergreen: lvs. 1 in. long: heads in racemose panicles. Pacific coast.—B. salicina, Torr. & Gray (B. salicifolia, Nutt.). Allied to B. halimifolia. Lvs. narrow-oblong, or linear-lanceolate. Colo, to W. Texas. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== <gallery> Image:Baccharis130.JPG|''[[Baccharis articulata]]'' Image:Alecrimdourado.jpg|''[[Baccharis dracunculifolia]]'' Image:Baccharis genistelloides0.jpg|''[[Baccharis genistelloides]]'' Image:Baccharis halimifolia.jpg|''[[Baccharis halimifolia]]'' Image:Baccharis juncea 1.jpg|''[[Baccharis juncea]]'' Image:Baccharis details5.jpg|''[[Baccharis rhomboidalis]]'' Image:Baccharis salicifolia 1.jpg|''[[Baccharis salicifolia]]'' Image:Baccharis magellanica.jpg|''[[Baccharis tricuneata]]'' </gallery> ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Baccharis x Centennial.jpg|''Baccharis'' 'Centennial' Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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