| Baccharis intermedia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baccharis |
| Species: | B. intermedia |
| Binomial name | |
| Baccharis intermedia DC., 1836 | |
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| Distribution of Baccharis intermedia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Baccharis gayana Phil. | |
Baccharis intermedia is a species of shrub native to Chile.[1] The species was first formally described by the botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1836.[1]
Distribution
This species is common on coastal hills of central Chile.[2]
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. The morphology is intermediate in all aspects and shows all variations from both extremes of the parental phenotypes to intermediate forms. This is due to the back-crossing of hybrids with the parent species.[3] The intermediate morphology is also reflected in the specific epithet intermedia, which suggests this species is intermediate between others.
References
- 1 2 "Baccharis intermedia DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ↑ Hellwig, F. (30.11.1990). Die Gattung Baccharis L. (Compositae - Asteraceae) in Chile. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München.
- ↑ Faini, Francesca; Hellwlg, Frank; Labbé, Cecilia; Castillo, Mariano (January 1991). "Hybridization in the Genus Baccharis : Baccharis linearis χ B. macraei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 19 (1): 53–57. doi:10.1016/0305-1978(91)90113-E.