Baccharis pilularis - Coyote brush

Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis) is an evergreen shrub native to California, known for its small, white to yellowish flowers and dense foliage. It is used in landscaping for erosion control, as a hedge plant, and for wildlife habitat, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Soil stabilization²
• Attracting bees
• Fire resistance³

Footnotes

1. Baccharis pilularis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Appendix ↩

3. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial: unwatered field-grown cultivars ‘Pigeon Point’ and ‘Santa Ana’ both >60 seconds; one cultivar (‘consanguinea’) measured 25 seconds ↩