Delaware Wildflowers • Scientific names
Baccharis halimifolia
Groundsel Tree(High-tide Bush,
Sea Myrtle)
Asteraceae — Aster familyNative
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_1.jpg)
Staminate flowers
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_2.jpg)
Pistillate flowers
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_3.jpg)
At this stage, plants with pistillate flowers look greener (in the center of the photo.)
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_4.jpg)
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_5.jpg)
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2022
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia.jpg)
Showy pappus of pistillate flower heads in fruit
Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeSeptember 2002
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_6.jpg)
Staminate on left, pistillate on right
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/baccharis_halimifolia_7.jpg)
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
October 2020
![Baccharis halimifolia](/images/091107_112848.jpg)
Involucra with some clinging pappus
St. Jones ReserveNovember 2009
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Photos copyright David G. Smith
Information from the Delaware Flora Checklist used with author's permission.