Baccharis halmifolia
groundsel bush, saltbush
Notes:
Flowers inconspicuous; rather, it is the seeds that are highly showy. Seeds poisonous. Pollen may be allergenic.
I'm not sure why USDA refers to the foliage as coarse-textured; at any rate, Dove/Woolridge and UFL outnumber USDA on this count.
Native to coastal plain shorelines and piedmont marshes.
Sources: Dove/Woolridge, Sunset, UFL, JerseyYards.org, Odenwald/Turner, USDA, Bir.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
branches break
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
deer resistant
dioecious
easy to grow
exposure:full sun
fast-growing
fine texture
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:irregular
habit:mounding
habit:oval
habit:rounded
habit:upright
habit:vase
infertile soil tolerant
native:eastern North America
persistence:deciduous
persistence:semievergreen
pest/disease free
poisonous
salt tolerant
sandy soil tolerant
short-lived
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:naturalizing
use:specimen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
weedy
wet soil tolerant
wind tolerant
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