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Baccharis halimifolia L.
Groundsel Tree

(High-tide Bush, Sea Myrtle)
Asteraceae — Aster family
Native

Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
Staminate flowers
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
Pistillate flowers
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
At this stage, plants with pistillate flowers look greener (in the center of the photo.)
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2022
Baccharis halimifolia
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
September 2002
Showy pappus of pistillate flower heads in fruit
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
October 2020
Staminate on left, pistillate on right
Baccharis halimifolia
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
October 2020
Baccharis halimifolia
St. Jones Reserve
November 2009
Involucra with some clinging pappus