Latin name: Baccharis brachyphylla A. Gray
Pronunciation: BAK-ar-is brak-ee-FIL-a
Common name: Shortleaf baccharis
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Habitat: Canyon bottoms and dry washes to 4000', creosote bush scrub, deserts and lower areas of the Little San Bernardino Mts and Peninsular Ranges, Riverside and San Diego Cos., Whitewater Canyon
Blooming period: August to November
Name derivations: 1) Baccharis 2) brachyphylla
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