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Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea
Photo is of parent taxon

chaparral broom, coyote brush
Stems

erect, rarely prostrate, brittle, forming erect or rounded shrubs, branchlets evenly distributed around the branches.
Leaves

mostly 15–40 mm.
2n

= 18.

Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea
Phenology Flowering Jul–Dec.
Habitat Oak woodlands, coniferous forest openings, roadsides, coastal bluffs
Elevation 0–800 m (0–2600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NM; OR; Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion

Subspecies consanguinea is a dominant member of the California coastal sage scrub, and also occurs in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and some of the Peninsular Ranges of southern California. The specimen reported from New Mexico is probably a waif or weedy introduction (voucher not seen).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 30.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Baccharis > Baccharis pilularis
Sibling taxa
B. pilularis subsp. pilularis
Synonyms B. consanguinea, B. pilularis var. consanguinea
Name authority (de Candolle) C. B. Wolf: Occas. Pap. Rancho Santa Ana Bot. Gard. 1: 21. (1935)
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