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.
Blooming period: August to November
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Baccharis
(2) brachyphylla