Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Baccharis neglecta
Baccharis neglecta Britton
False Willow, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: BANE2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Baccharis neglecta
Poverty Weed
Asteraceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, TX.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Bottom of west facing hill in full sun. Some nearby in partial shade. Soils vary from rich in humus to stoney.
Description: Stiffly erect, single stem, to 1+ m tall. Composite head disciform with white florets. Panicle inflorescence. Leaves sessile, alternate, 6-11 cm long, 4-8 mm wide, narrow, lanceolate. Four rows of imbricate phyllaries, scarious.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Nov 11, 1994
Specimen number: 143
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1030C
Accession Date: Feb 23, 1995
Accession Number: 83
Annotations: (In flower & fruit). [pistillate]