Calflora
Taxon  Report   1031    
Baccharis pilularis  DC.
Coyote brush,   Dwarf chaparral broom
Baccharis pilularis, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

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Family: Asteraceae  
Genus: Baccharis
Subspecies and Varieties:

Habitat: canyons, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBaccharis pilularis var. consanguinea
More information about  Baccharis pilularis

John Callender (CarpWithoutCars): "Tilden’s monumental study (1951) of this shrub identified over 221 species of insects associated with it, as well as eight species of mites. The insects, in turn, hosted an additional 62 species of parasites for a total of 291 species on coyote brush…" from Russo’s Field Guide to Plant Galls of California and Other Western States:

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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/20/2022).