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Baccharis plummerae is a species of baccharis known by the common name Plummer's baccharis. It is endemic to California, where it can be found on the coastline and in the coastal mountain ranges. This is a bushy shrub producing many erect, slender stems approaching two meters in maximum height. The leaves are linear to oblong in shape and sometimes have fine teeth along the edges. They may be up to 4.5 centimeters long. The shrub is dioecious, with male and female plants producing flower heads of different types. The head is enclosed in a layer of phyllaries which are hairy and sticky. The fruit is a ribbed achene with a pappus 7 or 8 millimeters long.
Shrub
4 - 7 ft Tall
Cream, White
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Rocky slopes
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 18 likely
Common Gray
Anavitrinella pampinaria
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana