Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Bahia absinthifolia Bentham
(Sageleaf Bahia, Hairy-Seed Bahia)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Bahia absinthifolia Bentham var. dealbata Gray
Bahia dealbata Gray
Picradeniopsis dealbata (Gray) Wooton & Standley

Bahia absinthifolia is a short spreading herb. The flowerheads have a yellow disc and yellow rays. The leaves are gray and somewhat variable from entire and elliptic, to linear or lobed. Bahia absinthifolia seeks out dry lower elevation plains.
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Bahia absinthifolia, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Apr. 21, 2007



Bahia absinthifolia, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009



Bahia absinthifolia, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009



Bahia absinthifolia, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009


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