Definition of Baccharis pilularis

1. Noun. Widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle.

Exact synonyms: Chaparral Broom, Coyote Brush, Coyote Bush, Kidney Wort
Group relationships: Baccharis, Genus Baccharis
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baccharis Pilularis

Babylonian Captivity
Babylonian weeping willow
Babylonians
Babylonic
Babylonish
Babyrousa
Babyrousa Babyrussa
Babœuf
Baccelli's sign
Bacchanal
Bacchanalia
Bacchanalian
Bacchanalians
Baccharis
Baccharis halimifolia
Baccharis pilularis (current term)
Baccharis viminea
Bacchic
Bacchus
Bacchylides
Bach
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
Bachelor of Arts in Nursing
Bachelor of Divinity
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Literature
Bachelor of Medicine
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Naval Science

Literary usage of Baccharis pilularis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... be in cultivation An evergreen species of the Pacific region is Baccharis pilularis. [Seeds; twig cuttings under glass, i Santolina Chamaecyparissus. ..."

2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"Introduced annual in well established soil. *Baccharis pilularis DC., Chaparral Broom. On the dunes this is a low shrub 2 to 4 dm. tall. ..."

3. The Popular Science Monthly (1888)
"Two of the shrubby composites were found in bloom—namely, Baccharis pilularis, DC, and Ji. viminea, DC Both species grow much higher than a man's head, ..."

4. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"Baccharis pilularis, De Candolle. California and Oregon. This evergreen bush can be grown for hedges, used also for garlands, wrappers or flower-bouquets ..."

5. The Broad-sclerophyll Vegetation of California: An Ecological Study of the by William Skinner Cooper (1922)
"Exponents, except in figure 6, indicate number of stems in a clump. A. Adenostoma fasciculatum. B. Baccharis pilularis. Ab. Arbutus menziesii. ..."

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