Eastern Baccharis
Baccharis halimifolia L. - Aster family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 15.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Eastern Baccharis: Anacamptodes defectaria, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Aristotelia ivae, Bucculatrix ivella, Choristoneura parallela, Condica videns, Dichomeris serrativittella, Epiblema discretivana, Epiblema scudderiana, Estigmene acrea, Eusarca fundaria, Glyphodes floridalis, Lorita baccharivora, Macaria varadaria, Oidaematophorus balanotes, Pleromelloida obliquata, Prionoxystus piger, Prionoxystus robiniae, Sonia paraplesiana, Sparganothis sulfureana, Spodoptera ornithogalli, Spragueia onagrus
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
- MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
- CAN: Nova Scotia
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.