Baccharis thesioides is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Arizona baccharis.Flora of North America, Arizona baccharis, Baccharis thesioides Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 48. 1818; 4(qto): 61. 1820. It is widespread in Mexico from Chihuahua to Oaxaca,Tropicos, specimen listing for Baccharis thesioides Kunth CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F. and also found in the southwestern United States (Arizona + New Mexico).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Baccharis thesioides is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It grows in mountains and canyons in pine-oak forests.
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