# coyote brush

*Baccharis pilularis*

Coyote brush is dioecious, meaning individual plants are either strictly male or strictly female; only the females produce the iconic fluffy white seeds.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Baccharis
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Coastal bluffs, chaparral, oak woodlands, and disturbed hillsides.
- **Diet:** Photosynthetic (sunlight, water, and soil minerals).
- **Range:** California, Oregon, Baja California
- **Size:** 1 to 3 meters in height and width.
- **Lifespan:** 10-20 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Urban development, invasive grasses, and altered fire regimes.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This plant is safe to touch, though its dense growth can be a tripping hazard. Avoid trampling young shoots and be mindful that dry, older bushes can be highly flammable in fire-prone areas.

## About

Baccharis pilularis , called coyote brush (or bush), chaparral broom , and bush baccharis , is a shrub in the daisy family native to California, Oregon, Washington, and Baja California. There are reports of isolated populations in New Mexico, most likely introduced.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/1f22d16d-2873-47d1-a110-9abfe1471d8d
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/53359
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccharis pilularis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/11236140/medium.jpeg (no rights reserved, CC0, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.