species 1,726 observations
Yerba De Pasmo
Baccharis pteronioides
Field notes
Baccharis pteronioides is a North American shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name yerba de pasmo. It is widespread in Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca) and also found in the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas).
Baccharis pteronioides is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall, with thick, leathery leaves and many small flower heads. It grows in dry woodlands, grasslands, and canyons.
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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, Dark-faced Longhorn Bee
5
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Bumelia Borer, Neolasioptera lathami, Desert Broom Gallfly
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Great Golden Digger Wasp, Figeater Beetle, American Yellowjacket, Sphex lucae
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Reakirt's Blue, Golden Paper Wasp, Gray Buckeye, Texan Crescent
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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.