Baccharis sarothroides (Desert Broom) Flower for its use in stoping

for its use in stoping the flow of blood from wounds

The female catkins are pale green and shorter

Cobweb Thistle (Cirsium occidentale)

The leaves can grow up to one inch

Baccharis sarothroides (Desert Broom) Flower for its use in stopingBroom Baccharis A California native shrub that can reach a height of up to 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide. It grows pretty quickly and will stay green year around! Yellow white flowers bloom in the winter. This shrub is used as a screen, bank stabilization, or to fill in an empty part of your garden. Plant with: California Copperleaf (Acalypha californica), Chamise (Adenostema fasciculatum), California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Chaparral