Baccharis linearis

Chilean romerillo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Baccharis
Species:	B. linearis
Binomial name
	Baccharis linearis; (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Synonyms
	Molina linearis Ruiz & Pav.; Baccharis callistemoides Meyen & Walp.; Baccharis holmbergii Hicken; Baccharis lingulata Kunze ex Less.; Baccharis rosmarinifolia Hook. & Arn.; Baccharis subandina Phil.;

Baccharis linearis (romerillo, Chilean little rosemary), is a common shrub in Central Chile. It is frequently found in old field after agriculture. Cecidia or galls caused by the fruit fly Rachiptera limbata grow as white, spongy and globose tissues on the twigs of the plant.^[2]^[3]

References

^ The Plant List Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
^ Aljaro ME et al. 1984. Life cycle of Rachiptera limbata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its relationship with Baccharis linearis (Compositae). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 57: 123.
^ Holmgrem M. et al. Plant ecology 147, 49 (2000)

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[1] The Plant List Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.

[2] Aljaro ME et al. 1984. Life cycle of Rachiptera limbata (Diptera, Tephritidae) and its relationship with Baccharis linearis (Compositae). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 57: 123.

[3] Holmgrem M. et al. Plant ecology 147, 49 (2000)

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