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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.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

4 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

Cream, White

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Ease of care

Moderate

Site type

Rocky slopes

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 18 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Gray

Anavitrinella pampinaria

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Aristotelia argentifera

Bucculatrix variabilis