Genus Baccharis L.


Summary
Genus number:
1215
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Accession count:

83 (55  active, 55  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Brummitt, R. K. 1993. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 38. Taxon 42:693. Note: Committee for Spermatophyta recommends conservation proposal
  2. Hellwig, F. 1989. (953) Proposal to conserve 8933 Baccharis L. (Asteraceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 38:513-515. Note: conservation proposal
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae-Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Syst. Bot. Monogr. 76:1-341.
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/taxonomygenus?id=1215. Accessed 11 May 2026.