Coyotebrush

Baccharis pilularis DC. - Aster family

Size

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
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.