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Baccharis plummerae subsp. plummerae

Baccharis plummerae subsp. glabrata
Photo is of parent taxon

Plummer's baccharis
Photo is of parent taxon

San Simeon baccharis, San Simeon or smooth baccharis, smooth baccharis
Habit Plants 60–200 cm. Plants 60–80 cm.
Stems

villous, eglandular.

glabrate, glandular.
Leaves

oblong to oblanceolate (principal 3-nerved), (15–)20–45(–55) × (3–)5–13 mm, sharply serrate.

linear to narrowly oblanceolate (principal 1- or 3-nerved), 8–35 × 1–2(–3) mm, margins entire or sharply serrate.
2n

= 18.

Baccharis plummerae subsp. plummerae

Baccharis plummerae subsp. glabrata
Phenology Flowering (May–)Aug–Nov. Flowering Jun–Nov.
Habitat Rocky slopes near beach, sea bluffs, brushy canyons, oak woodlands Rocky slopes near beaches, sea bluffs, serpentine rock outcrops, chaparral, brushy canyons, woodlands
Elevation 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Subspecies plummerae occurs in the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles County, Matilija Canyon in Ventura County, the western slopes of the Santa Ynez Mountains and Santa Cruz Island in Ventura County (R. M. Beauchamp and J. Henrickson 1996).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

Known only from coastal scrub in the Santa Lucia Range, northwestern San Luis Obispo County, subsp. glabrata is generally reduced in most characters than subsp. plummerae, with smaller heads and fewer florets (R. M. Beauchamp and J. Henrickson 1995).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 31. FNA vol. 20, p. 31.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Baccharis > Baccharis plummerae Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Baccharis > Baccharis plummerae
Sibling taxa
B. plummerae subsp. glabrata
B. plummerae subsp. plummerae
Name authority unknown Hoover: Vasc. Pl. San Luis Obispo Co., 302. (1970)
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