yerba de pasmo Asteraceae Baccharis pteronioides DC.   symbol: BAPT
	Leaf: Alternate, drought deciduous, variable in shape, obovate to narrowly oblong, some nearly diamond-shaped, to 3/4 inch, upper half of leaf with a few coarse teeth, dark green above and below, may be sticky. Flower: Dioecious; creamy white, in racemes, displayed in 1/4 inch flowerheads, blooming throughout the summer. Fruit: A small achene tipped with long feathery white bristles, ripen in early fall and often in great abundance giving the plant a silvery/creamy look. Twig: Slender, gray-brown. Bark: Gray-brown, becoming ridged and furrowed. Form: A small, sprawling and scraggly shrub to 3 feet.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Baccharis pteronioides can be found (opens a new window). USDA Plants Database Baccharis pteronioides is native to North America.