species 4 observations
Havard's False Willow
Baccharis havardii
Field notes
Baccharis havardii is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Havard's false willow. It is native to Chihuahua, southern New Mexico, and western Texas.
Baccharis havardii is a branching shrub up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It has narrow leaves and many small flower heads. It grows on dry, rocky slopes in mountains such as the Guadelupe, Davis, and Chisos Ranges.
The species is named for French-American botanist and career army officer Valery Havard (1846 – 1927).
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Fatal Metalmark, Salt Marsh Moth
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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
3
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Neolasioptera lathami
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Great Golden Digger Wasp, Figeater Beetle, Sphex lucae
3
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Gray Hairstreak, Glorious Protoxaea, Monarch, Gray Buckeye
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
From USDA PLANTS.