Baccharis intermedia
Baccharis intermedia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. intermedia
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Binomial name | |
Baccharis intermedia DC., 1836
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Distribution of Baccharis intermedia | |
Synonyms | |
Baccharis gayana Phil. |
Baccharis intermedia is a species of shrub native to Chile.[1] The species was first formally described by the botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1836.[1]
Distribution
[edit]This species is common on coastal hills of central Chile.[2]
Natural hybridisation
[edit]It is observed in areas, in which the habitats of Baccharis linearis and Baccharis macraei overlap or come into close contact. It is a natural hybrid of the aforementioned species and is part of a homoploid hybrid swarm. The morphology is intermediate in all aspects and shows all variations from both extremes of the parental phenotypes to intermediate forms. This is due to the back-crossing of hybrids with the parent species.[3] The intermediate morphology is also reflected in the specific epithet intermedia, which suggests this species is intermediate between others.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Baccharis intermedia DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Hellwig, F. (30.11.1990). Die Gattung Baccharis L. (Compositae - Asteraceae) in Chile. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München.
- ^ Faini, Francesca; Hellwlg, Frank; Labbé, Cecilia; Castillo, Mariano (January 1991). "Hybridization in the Genus Baccharis : Baccharis linearis χ B. macraei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 19 (1): 53–57. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(91)90113-E.