Asteraceae (Baccharis)

Protocol Information for:

Label_title:
Baccharis (pilularis)

Family Names:

Family Scientific Name:
Asteraceae

Family Common Name:
Sunflower Family

Scientific Names:

Genus:
Baccharis

Species:
pilularis

Scientific Classification:

Scientific SubSpecies:

Species Authority:
DC.

Scientific SubAuthority:

Authors:

Betty Young

Common Synonym:

Genus:
Baccharis

Species:
pilularis

Synonym Classification:
Sub-species

Synonym SubSpecies:
consanguinea

Species Authority:
DC.

Synonym SubAuthority:
(DC.) C.B. Wolf

Other Information:

Common Name:
Coyotebrush

Species Code:
BACPIL

Ecotype:
Muir Woods, California

General Distribution:
B. pilularis is found in windswept dunes and headlands along the coast and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada; from Oregon to San Diego County and the Channel islands, California.

Known Invasiveness:

Propagation Goal:
plants

Propagation Method:
vegetative

Product Type:
Container (plug)

Stock Type:
Deepot 16

Grow Time:
0

Target Specifications:
Height: N/A
Caliper: N/A
Root System: Firm plug in container.

Propagation Collection:
Semi-hardwood cuttings are collected between April 1st and June 30th.
Cutting length is 5 cm (2 inches).

Propagation Processing/Propagule Characteristics:
Cuttings are kept cool and moist until they are treated and placed in flats.

Pre-Planting Propagule Treatments:
Cuttings are dipped in a mild bleach solution for 30 seconds.
Cuttings are treated with Hormex (3000 ppm IBA) rooting powder and struck in flats containing 2:1 Perlite/Vermiculite.
200 Cuttings are struck 4 cm (1.5 inch) deep per flat.
% Rooting: 70%

Growing Area Preparation / Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Flats arekept in the greenhouse and watered with an automatic mist system until roots are fully developed.

Establishment Phase:
Planting Method:Transplanting Cuttings.
Time to Transplant:70 days.
Cuttings are transplanted to individual containers 2"x7" tubes (Deepot 16) containing standard potting mix of peat moss, fir bark, perlite, and sand. Cuttings are placed in the shadehouse and are irrigated with an automatic system.
Transplant Survival averages 80%.

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Harvesting, Storage and Shipping:

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Other Comments:

References:
A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:
Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Baccharis pilularis DC. plants Deepot 16; San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2026/04/29). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.

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