Baccharis pilularis DC.

Coyote Brush
Asteraceae


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Protologue: Prodr. 5: 407 (1836)
Pronunciation: Bác-cha-ris pi-lu-là-ris subsp. con-san-guí-ne-a
Etymology: Possibly after Bacchus, Greek god of fertility, wine, revelry and sacred drama, whose name came from the latin, bacca, a fruit or berry.
+ pilularis meaning having globules, perhaps referring to the flower buds.

Jepson eFlora Treatment

SD County Synoptic Voucher

Note: Only B. p. subsp. consanguinea found in San Diego County,
differing from B. p. subsp. piluaris (coastal c-n California) in habit, leaf size, and habitat. See Jepson eFlora Key.


Distribution:
 
LEFT: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). RIGHT: CCH2 (http://cch2.org).


Images:

Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea. Note oblance-ovate leaves with coarsely dentate margins.