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Baccharis glutinosa  Pers.
Douglas' baccharis,   Salt marsh baccharis
Baccharis glutinosa is a perennial herb that is native to California.
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Genus: Baccharis
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFBaccharis douglasii
Information about  Baccharis glutinosa from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (BASA4)

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Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Description: The plants are dioecious, with male plants producing clusters of up to 40 whitish staminate flowers and female plants bearing bunches of up to 150 fluffy whitish pistillate flowers with a hairlike pappus attached to each developing fruit. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/18/2025).