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Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata

Bahia absinthifolia Benth. var. dealbata (A. Gray) A. Gray

Sageleaf Bahia, Hairy Seed Bahia, Silverleaf Bahia

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

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USDA Symbol: BAABD

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Leaf Margin: Cleft
Breeding System: Flowers Bisexual
Inflorescence: Head
Size Notes: To about 16 inches in flower.
Leaf: Leaves are highly variable, but often cleft into three lobes. Silvery canescent.
Flower: Both ray and disc flowers are yellow.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: When conditions are favorable, may flower at any time during the year.

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , TX
Native Distribution: Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and nothern Mexico.
Native Habitat: Desert, mesquite scrubland and on roadsides.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes

Bibliography

Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston

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Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 11 - Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness (2012) Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium

Additional resources

USDA: Find Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bahia absinthifolia var. dealbata

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-30
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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