Taxon:  Baccharis latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.



Summary
Genus:
Baccharis
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Nomen number:
104182
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 2(2):424.  1807
Verified:
09/27/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Molina latifolia Ruiz & Pav.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Baccharis floribunda Kunth
Baccharis riparia Kunth

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Cuatrecasas, J. 1967. Revisión de las especies colombianas del género Baccharis. Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 13:15.
  2. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  3. Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
  4. Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
  5. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMérida Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaTáchira Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaTrujillo Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCatamarca Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaJujuy Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaLa Rioja Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaSalta Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaTucumán Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaChuquisaca Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaCochabamba Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaLa Paz Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaTarija Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaHuila Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaNariño Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaPutumayo Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Mérida, Táchira, Trujillo]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz, Tarija], Colombia [Cauca, Cundinamarca, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo], Ecuador, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Catamarca, Jujuy, La Rioja, Salta, Tucumán]

Reference(s)
  1. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  2. Mueller, J. 2010. World checklist of Baccharis
  3. Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:137-142.
  4. Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104182. Accessed 14 May 2026.