Baccharis dioica
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Broombush Falsewillow
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 3-6 (10) ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | White | |
| Phenology: | Fall bloomer | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Where a moderate-sized shrub is wanted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Cuttings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Calcareous (high pH) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Nectar attracts butterflies. | |
| Native Habitats: | Coastal areas. Dunes and limerock and said to like hollows near mangroves. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | This plant is believed to be extirpated in the wild in Florida. According to most sources, it was known from a single area south of Miami near Biscayne Bay. Old specimens at the University of Florida Herbarium for Escambia and Okaloosa counties were re-examined in 2006 and re-identified as Baccacharis dioica. It has also been reported to have been found on a dune near Mobile, AL (Woodlanders, Inc.) and introduced into the nursery trade from there. The map of herbarium speciment locations on the Florida Plant Atlas have not been updated. Plants commercially available in FL apparently come from imports from the Bahamas. |