December
1st, 2014. Eastern Baccharis
(Baccharis halimifolia)
– also known as Silverling,
Groundsel Tree, Consumption Weed, Sea Myrtle - is one of the few
shrubs that blooms in the Fall. Plants are dioecious; the male and female
flowers are on different plants so it is the female plants that we notice.
This
shrub was growing by a fence. Most of the plants I see are at the edge of woods
where it’s not possible to see their shape clearly.
The
flowers. In their prime, the blooms look like tassels. They spread as they go
to seed. In individual seed is visible in the left side of the second
photograph.
An enlargement of the seed
Flowers that have gone to seed.
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