Scientific Name:  Baccharis glutinosa
?Not a true willow in the Sunflower Family (Compositae)
?Is a nurse plant to willow and cottonwood seedlings
Attracts bees and butterflies from spring to fall
?Leaves have an identifiable smell
?May form thickets along permanent water sources 
?Helps to control erosion
?Has medicinal uses

Photo: Taken at the Riparian Preserve at the Gilbert Water Ranch, 2007.

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