Groundsel Tree
(High-tide Bush,
Sea Myrtle)
Baccharis halimifoliaAsteraceae — Aster family
Native
Staminate flowers
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trailSeptember 2019
Pistillate flowers
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trailJune 2023
At this stage, plants with pistillate flowers look greener (in the center of the photo.)
Cape Henlopen State Park -- Gordon's Pond trail
September 2019
Showy pappus of pistillate flower heads in fruit
Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeSeptember 2002
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.