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Distribution by County   1031    
Coyote brush, Dwarf chaparral broom
Baccharis pilularis is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 254 Los Angeles: 852 San Benito: 204 Sonoma: 524
Amador: 30 Marin: 1749 San Bernardino: 13 Stanislaus: 37
Butte: 139 Mariposa: 1 San Diego: 484 Sutter: 27
Calaveras: 18 Mendocino: 203 San Francisco: 295 Tehama: 14
Colusa: 17 Merced: 21 San Joaquin: 21 Trinity: 13
Contra Costa: 228 Monterey: 339 San Luis Obispo: 246 Tulare: 1
Del Norte: 21 Napa: 54 San Mateo: 1445 Tuolumne: 4
El Dorado: 89 Nevada: 41 Santa Barbara: 368 Ventura: 779
Fresno: 18 Orange: 709 Santa Clara: 375 Yolo: 44
Glenn: 49 Placer: 95 Santa Cruz: 272 Yuba: 64
Humboldt: 133 Plumas: 2 Shasta: 15
Kern: 2 Riverside: 46 Sierra: 1
Lake: 31 Sacramento: 236 Solano: 85

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/08/2026).