Baccharis intermedia is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae endemic to Chile.Baccharis intermedia DC. (n.d.-b). Plants of the World Online. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:273024-2
Description Baccharis intermedia is a shrub.
Taxonomy It was published by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1836.Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, & Candolle, Alphonse de. (1824). Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive, Enumeratio contracta ordinum generum specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarium, juxta methodi naturalis, normas digesta (Vol. 5, p. 411). Sumptibus Sociorum Treuttel et Würtz. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/151846 It has one synonym: Baccharis gayana Phil. Natural hybridisation 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. As a result, its morphology is intermediate.
Distribution This species is common on coastal hills of central Chile.Hellwig, F. H. (1990). Die Gattung Baccharis L.(Compositae-Asteraceae) in Chile. Botanische Staatssammlung.
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