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Baccharis dioica Vahl
Hammock groundsel, Broombush Falsewillow

Baccharis dioica
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012

Family: Asteraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the West Indies and southern Mexico (Yucatan peninsula).

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

State of Florida Status: Endangered

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For more information, see IRC's species account.

Other data on Baccharis dioica available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Baccharis dioica has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Deering Estate at Cutler Recorded as Present in Error
Mound Key Archaeological State Park Recorded as Present in Error

Baccharis dioica has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Baccharis dioica has been found in the following habitat :
Rockland Hammock

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Baccharis dioica
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat, New Providence, Bahamas, 2012
Baccharis dioica
Copyright by: George D. Gann
In habitat on Great Abaco, Bahamas