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Desert Broom
Baccharis sarothroides
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae ›Phylum: Tracheophyta ›Class: Magnoliopsida ›Order: Asterales ›Family: Asteraceae ›Genus: Baccharis
About
Baccharis sarothroides is a North American species of flowering shrub known by the common names broom baccharis, desertbroom, greasewood, rosin-bush and groundsel in English and "escoba amarga" or "romerillo" in Spanish. This is a spreading, woody shrub usually sticky with glandular secretions along the primarily leafless green stems. The small, thick leaves are a few centimeters long and are absent much of the year, giving the shrub a spindly, twiggy appearance. It flowers abundantly with tiny...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Desert Broom is Baccharis sarothroides.
- Desert Broom belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Desert Broom belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Desert Broom belongs to the class Magnoliopsida.
- Desert Broom belongs to the order Asterales.
- Desert Broom belongs to the family Asteraceae.
- Desert Broom belongs to the genus Baccharis.