Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Baccharis > Baccharis sarothroidesBaccharis sarothroides (broom baccharis)Synonyms: Baccharis sarothroides var. pluricephala Baccharis sarothroides is a North American species of flowering shrub known by the common names broom baccharis, desertbroom, greasewood, rosin-bush and groundsel in English and "escoba amarga" or "romerillo" in Spanish. This is a spreading, woody shrub usually sticky with glandular secretions along the primarily leafless green stems. The small, thick leaves are a few centimeters long and are absent much of the year, giving the shrub a spindly, twiggy appearance. It flowers abundantly with tiny green blooms on separate male and female plants. |
Allergen Potential [1] | High | Screening - Summer [2] | Dense | Screening - Winter [2] | Moderate | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Bloom Period [2] | Late Winter | Drought Tolerance [2] | High | Fire Tolerance [2] | None | Frost Free Days [2] | 8 months | Fruit/Seed Abundance [2] | High | Fruit/Seed Begin [2] | Spring | Fruit/Seed End [2] | Summer | Growth Form [2] | Multiple Stem | Growth Period [2] | Spring, Summer | Growth Rate [2] | Moderate | Hazards [2] | Slight Toxicity | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Propagation [2] | Bare Root, Container, Cutting, Seed | Root Depth [2] | 12 inches (30 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [2] | Rapid | Seed Vigor [2] | Medium | Seeds Per [2] | 899998 / lb (1984158 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [2] | Erect | Structure [3] | Shrub | Vegetative Spread Rate [2] | None | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [2] | Yellow | Foliage Color [2] | Green | Fruit Color [2] | White | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Conspicuous [2] | Yes | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [2] | 12.136 feet (3.7 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [2] | USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°) | Light Preference [2] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [2] | Neutral | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | Water Use [2] | Low |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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