''Baccharis thesioides '' is a
North America
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n species of shrubs in the family
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known by the common name Arizona baccharis.
[Flora of North America, Arizona baccharis, ''Baccharis thesioides'' Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 48. 1818; 4(qto): 61. 1820. ]
/ref> It is widespread in Mexico
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from Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
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*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
**Chihuahua City, the capital city of the state
**Chihuahua Mun ...
to Oaxaca
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, and also found in the southwestern United States
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(Arizona
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+ New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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''Baccharis thesioides '' is a branching shrub up to 200 cm (80 inches) tall. It grows in mountains and canyons in pine-oak forests.[
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References
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thesioides
Flora of Arizona
Flora of New Mexico
Flora of Northeastern Mexico
Flora of Central Mexico
Flora of Southwestern Mexico
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Flora of Michoacán
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
Flora of the Mexican Plateau
Plants described in 1818
Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth
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