Baccharis dracunculifolia

{{short description|Species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae}}

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|genus = Baccharis

|species = dracunculifolia

|authority = DC.

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-88664 The Plant List, Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. ]

|synonyms =

  • Baccharis bracteata Hook. & Arn.
  • Baccharis leptospermoides DC.
  • Baccharis paucidentata Sch.Bip. ex Baker
  • Baccharis pulverulenta Klatt
  • Conyza linearifolia Spreng.

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Baccharis dracunculifolia is a medical plant found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Uruguay.Cabrera, A. L. 1978. Compositae. 10: 1–726. In A. L. Cabrera (ed.) Flora de la provincia de Jujuy. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos AiresFoster, R. C. 1958. A catalogue of the ferns and flowering plants of Bolivia. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 184: 1–223.Müller, J. 2006. Systematics of Baccharis (Compositae–Astereae) in Bolivia, including an overview of the genus. Systematic Botany Monographs 76: 1–341Vargas Caballero, I. G., A. Lawrence & M. Eid. 2000. Árboles y arbustos para sistemas agroforestales en los Valles Interandinos de Santa Cruz 1–145. Fundación Amigos de la Naturaleza, Santa Cruz{{Excessive citations inline|date=September 2021}}

Baccharis dracunculifolia is used for green propolis production.{{cite journal | pmid=17430646|title=Baccharis dracunculifolia, the main botanical source of Brazilian green propolis, displays antiulcer activity |date=Apr 2007|doi=10.1211/jpp.59.4.0017|volume=59|journal=J Pharm Pharmacol|pages=603–8|last1=Lemos |first1=Marivane |last2=De Barros |first2=Muriel Primon |last3=Sousa |first3=João Paulo Barreto |last4=Filho |first4=Ademar Alves da Silva |last5=Bastos |first5=Jairo Kenupp |last6=De Andrade |first6=Sérgio Faloni |issue=4 |s2cid=40137802 }}

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