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Baccharis neglecta Britt.

False Willow, Jara dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

USDA Symbol: BANE2
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Baccharis neglecta

Poverty Weed

Asteraceae

Location: Hwy 16, about 9 km NW of Helotes.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Along fence separating road side grade and fields. Soils typical Hill Country: Rocky, stoney, calcarious.

Description: Open, tall bush, to 2.7 m tall. Leaves narrowly linear to narrowly eliptic, and sessile on striate branches. Masses of long silvery and silky white pappus hairs produced by female flowers. Achene 8-10 ribbed.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Mike Fox
 Collection Date: Nov 6, 1994
 Specimen number: 141

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0987
 Accession Date: Nov 23, 1994
 Accession Number: 77

Annotations: D-FXB Dioecious/Pistillate (In fruit)

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