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Baccharis intermedia

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Baccharis intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Distribution of Baccharis intermedia
Synonyms

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

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This species is common on coastal hills of central Chile.[2]

Natural hybridisation

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Baccharis intermedia DC". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. ^ Hellwig, F. (30.11.1990). Die Gattung Baccharis L. (Compositae - Asteraceae) in Chile. Mitteilungen der Botanischen Staatssammlung München.
  3. ^ 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.