Coyotebrush
Baccharis pilularis DC. - Aster familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Summer
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: High
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Coyotebrush: Argyrotaenia citrana, Argyrotaenia francisana, Argyrotaenia franciscana franciscana, Aristotelia argentifera, Bucculatrix dominatrix, Bucculatrix separabilis, Bucculatrix variabilis, Coleophora lynosyridella, Coleophora viscidiflorella, Coleotechnites bacchariella, Cremastobombycia solidaginis, Elpiste metanemaria, Eucosma williamsi, Eupithecia minturata, Gnorimoschema baccharisella, Macaria varadaria, Oidaematophorus confusus, Oidaematophorus grandis, Pero mizon, Phymatopus californicus, Phymatopus hectoides, Platynota stultana, Prochoerodes truxaliata, Saphenista saxicolana
Native Range
- USA: California, New Mexico, Oregon
- MEX: Mexico Northwest
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.