species 13,370 observations
Poverty Weed
Baccharis neglecta
Field notes
Baccharis neglecta (also known as false willow, jara dulce, poverty weed, New Deal weed, and Roosevelt weed) is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas) and the south-western and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas).
Baccharis neglecta is a shrub occasionally reaching a height of 450 cm (14.8 ft). The narrow, evergreen leaves are up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long. Male and female flowers grow separate plants. Females are distinctive in that the flowers consist of small silky, greenish white heads. The plants are arranged in large clusters up to 1 foot (0.30 m) or more long and 20 cm (7.9 in) wide. Silky plumes start blooming in October and November.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Common Tan Wave, North American Common Gray, Common Eupithecia Moth, Bucculatrix ivella
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee, Nevada Nomia, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera lathami, Bumelia Borer, Groundselbush Beetle, Desert Broom Gallfly
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Van Duzee Treehopper, Great Golden Digger Wasp, Northern Plushback, Figeater Beetle
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Monarch, Gray Hairstreak, Queen, Juniper Hairstreak
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Dry
- Water use
- Low
- Deer resistant
- Yes
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.