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Baccharis halimifolia

groundsel tree, sea myrtle, salt bush
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Troy Springer

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

groundsel tree, sea myrtle, salt bush

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Baccharis halimifolia

Familia:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

7-15 ft tall by 5-7 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white,yellow

Color de la fruta:

white

Fenología:

Deciduous in northern Florida and evergreen from the central peninsula south. Blooms in late summer and fall. Dioecious. Showy fruits on female plants in late fall.

Destacado por:

Showy Fruits

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant in casual settings.  Also useful as a natural screen or buffer plant. Rain gardens or bioswales.



The primary horticultural feature is the silvery, plume-like achenes which appear in the fall on female plants. The fruits can provide a white haze for several weeks in the fall.

Consideraciones:

Weak wood. Seed is wind disbursed and may become weedy.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed, Friends

Propagación:

Seed. Salt bush is dioecious, that is, both a male and female plant are necessary for seed production.  Readily self seeds.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam

pH del suelo:

slightly acidic to calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators

Although primary wind pollinated, it attracts bees including  Colletes mandibularis, C. simulans, C. thysanellae, Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis metallica, Dialictus miniatulus, D. nymphalis, Halictus ligatus, Sphecodes heraclei, Apis mellifera (honeybee) (Deyrup et al. 2002).  Also said to attract butterflies.

Seeds are wind dispersed but also eaten by small birds and other wildlife.

Hábitats nativos:

Coastal uplands and disturbed moist inland area.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Fruiting late in the fall, the fruits during the fall add substantial interest to a casual garden. 



Baccharis glomerulifolia is similar in appearance and in potential cultural uses.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Deyrup, Mark, Jay Edirisinghe, and Beth Norden. (2002). The diversity and floral hosts of bees at the Archbold Biological Station, Florida (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Insecta Mundi, 544. ( https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/insectamundi/544/ ). Accessed 2026. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Bacchali ). Accessed 2025. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


University of Tennessee Extension Service. (2010). Desired pH Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants. ( https://plantsciences.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/10/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf ). Accessed 2025. University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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