Wright's Baccharis (Baccharis wrightii)

Wright's Baccharis, a reference photo — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM · CC0 (licence)

Baccharis wrightii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Wright's baccharis or false willow. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora) and the southwestern and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Wright's Baccharis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Baccharis darwinii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baccharis
Species: Baccharis wrightii

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