Baccharis angustifolia

saltwater false willow
Family

Asteraceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

entire, serrate

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear, elliptic

Growth Form

shrub, tree

Flower Color

white, yellow

Flower Month

September - October

Height (meters)

1.0 - 2.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial

Leaf Retention

Semi-evergreen


Wetland Class

FACW

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

5

Field Characters

An evergreen shrub that is found only in coastal marshes, with smaller leaves: 1.3 to 4 cm long and 0.5 cm wide

Habitat

Brackish marshes.