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Baccharis halimifolia SALTBUSH |
| Saltbush grows in any soil, wet or dry,
at the edge of salt and freshwater marshes, and old fields. It is
a woody shrub that grows to 4m tall with gray branches and grayish
green alternating 3-4cm long leaves. It's small, flat flowers bloom
in the fall, grouped in bell shaped, 5-6mm heads. Its fruit is small
with a cottony or feathery skin. |
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