Baccharis

Baccharis is a genus of perennials and shrubs in the aster family (Asteraceae). They are not at all related to these however, but belong to an entirely different lineage of eudicots. B. halimifolia is commonly known as "groundsel bush", however true groundsels are found in the genus Senecio.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Observations recorded334,156

Common Name: chilca

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Research

547 papers

Baccharis dracunculifolia and Dalbergia ecastophyllum, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
Baccharis (Asteraceae): Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2016
Ethnomedicinal, phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. (ASTERACEAE).Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022
A review of biological and pharmacological activities of Baccharis trimera.Chemico-biological interactions · 2018
Pharmacological activity of OST-01, a natural product from baccharis coridifolia, on breast cancer cells.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2025

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Wikidata facts

Image: Baccharis salicifolia 1.jpg

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taxon common name: 无舌紫菀属
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1215
taxon name: Baccharis
Commons category: Baccharis
Commons gallery: Baccharis

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Contents

Classification
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
Invasiveness
Selected species
Formerly placed in ''Baccharis''
References
Bibliography
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Baccharis, with over 500 species, is one of the largest genera in the Asteraceae. It is found throughout the Americas, distributed mainly in the warmer regions of Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Mexico, with B. halimifolia ranging northward along the Atlantic Coast to the southern tip of Nova Scotia in Canada.