DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Baccharis halimifolia | Groundsel-Tree 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Groundsel-tree grows along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
from Texas to Massachusetts.  It is most common on the southeastern
Coastal Plain, growing as far inland as Arkansas and the central
Piedmont Plateau.  It grows in penninsular Florida, Mexico, and the West
Indies as well [5,6,7,15].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES12  Longleaf - slash pine
   FRES13  Loblolly - shortleaf pine
   FRES14  Oak - pine
   FRES16  Oak - gum - cypress
   FRES41  Wet grasslands


STATES : 
     CT  DE  FL  GA  MD  MA  NJ  NY  NC  RI
     SC  TX  MEXICO


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     ASIS  BICY  BITH  BISC  CACO  CAHA
     CALO  COLO  COSW  CUIS  EVER  FIIS
     FOCA  GATE  GUIS


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K078  Southern cordgrass prairie
   K080  Marl - everglades
   K090  Live oak - sea oats
   K091  Cypress savanna
   K092  Everglades
   K105  Mangrove
   K112  Southern mixed forest
   K113  Southern floodplain forest
   K114  Pocosin
   K116  Subtropical pine forest


SAF COVER TYPES : 
    71  Longleaf pine
    81  Loblolly pine
    82  Loblolly pine - hardwood
    85  Slash pine - hardwood
    89  Live oak
    98  Pond pine
   101  Baldcypress


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Detailed descriptions of groundsel-tree plant communities are lacking.
When present, overstory associates include loblolly pine (Pinus taeda),
longleaf pine (P. palustris), and slash pine (P. elliottii) [12].
Common understory associates include marsh elder (Iva frutescens),
switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), and rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
[23].

Related categories for Species: Baccharis halimifolia | Groundsel-Tree