Baccharis linearis
Baccharis linearis (romerillo, Chilean little rosemary), is a common shrub in Central Chile. It is frequently found in old field after agriculture. Cecidia or galls caused by the fruit fly Rachiptera limbata grow as white, spongy and globose tissues on the twigs of the plant.[2][3]
Chilean romerillo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Baccharis |
Species: | B. linearis |
Binomial name | |
Baccharis linearis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
- The Plant List Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
- Aljaro ME et al. 1984. Life cycle of Rachiptera limbata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its relationship with Baccharis linearis (Compositae). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 57: 123.
- Holmgrem M. et al. Plant ecology 147, 49 (2000)
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