Baccharis crispa Spreng.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Baccharis

Characteristics

A herb or small shrub. It can grow 1 m tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

It is used as a substitute for hops in brewing. It is used to flavour soft drinks.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Baccharis crispa leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Baccharis crispa fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Baccharis crispa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:310011-2
WFO ID wfo-0000018354
COL ID 5VZ29
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Pingraea crispa Baccharis subcrispa Baccharis cylindrica Baccharis perplexa Baccharis myriocephala Molina crispa Baccharis genistelloides subsp. crispa Baccharis genistelloides var. crispa Baccharis genistelloides var. cylindrica Molina cylindrica Baccharis crispa