Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.

  • Collector(s)

    M. Sobral 1456 with M. Paiva, 20 Feb 1983

  • Location

    Brazil. Rio Grande do Sul. Porto Alegre Mun. Morro Santana.

  • Habitat

    Em beira de estrada.

  • Description

    Arbusto ca. 2m alt. Capítulos brancos, com odor forte e agradável. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 787625

    Occurrence ID: 2845e789-9cf7-4b6c-8fae-88827d58102b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Baccharis dracunculifolia DC. det M. Sobral, Feb 1983

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Rio Grande do Sul

  • County/Municipio

    Porto Alegre Mun.

  • Locality

    Morro Santana.

  • Coordinates

    -30.0557, -51.1239

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2250

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Morro Santana is the name of the highest point in Porto Alegre. Referred to Wikimapia.org (http://wikimapia.org/16856684/pt/Morro-Santana, accessed 1/7/2016), a geotagged photo from Panoramio.com (http://bit.ly/1MVKjhV, accessed 1/7/2016), and blog post "Map Poverty in Porto Alegre – 11 (Moro Santana)" (http://essametamorfose.blogspot.com/2008/04/mapa-da-pobreza-em-porto-alegre-11.html, accessed 1/7/2016) for locality information for Morro Santana. Georeferenced to the approximate geographic center of Morro Santana in the city of Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Used reference materials and Google Maps - Earth and Terrain View to locate Morro Santana. Used Google Maps - What's Here Tool to find coordinates of the approximate geographic center of Morro Santana. Used Google Maps - Measure Distance Tool to approximate linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of the hill (boundaries determined by the urban edges, distance: 2.24 km). Input coordinates, coordinate source (locality description), datum (WGS84), coordinate precision (0.00001 degrees), extent of named place (2240 m), and measurement error (10 m) into the MaNIS Georeferencing Calculator to find uncertainty radius (Named Place: Bounded Area).

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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