Baccharis dioica

Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Baccharis dioica Vahl
Common Name:BROOMBUSH FALSEWILLOW
Plant Notes:This species was historically known from the Brickell Hammock area near downtown Miami, and is considered extirpated from Florida. Ledin (1951) wrote "Not common in our area. Confined to certain hammocks especially near the coast on Cutler Road below Miami." The name B. dioica has often been misapplied to specimens of B. halimifolia with mostly entire to subentire leaves.
Status:Native, Endangered-State, FAC (DEP), FAC (NWPL)
Specimen: View details of USF Herbarium specimens

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Classification

Division
Class
Sub Class
Order ASTERALES
FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus Baccharis
Species Baccharis dioica Vahl - BROOMBUSH FALSEWILLOW

Citation

Citation BACCHARIS DIOICA Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 98, t. 74. 1794.
Basionym: **
Type: MONTSERRAT: Without data (lectotype: Vahl, Symb. Bot. t. 74. 1794). Lectotypified by R. A. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Dicot. 3: 529. 1989.

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Source

CountyHerbariaLiterature Citation (If Applicable)
Miami-Dade FLAS  

Synonyms

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SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Baccharis rohriana Baccharis rohriana Sprengel, in Ersch & J. G. Gruber, Allg. Encycl. 7: 27. 1821, nom. illegit.BASIONYM: Baccharis dioica Vahl 1794. 
Baccharis vahlii Baccharis vahlii de Candolle, Prodr. 5: 411. 1836, nom. illegit.BASIONYM: Baccharis dioica Vahl 1794. 

Specimens

Country State County Date Specimen Notes Image
Bahamas Great Abaco Island Central Abaco Distr. 14 Dec 1979 R. P. Wunderlin 8254
Bahamas Eleuthera Island North Eleuthera Distr. 21 Dec 1969 W. H. Lewis 7421
Dominican Republic Puerto Plata Prov. 29 Sep 1968 A. H. Liogier 12742
Bahamas Andros Island 15 Oct 1976 R. P. Sauleda 1232
Bahamas Great Abaco Island 14 Dec 1979 R. P. Wunderlin 8354
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