Baccharis articulata is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. also known as carqueja.
Medical uses
It is used in traditional folk medicine for liver diseases. It has also been traditionally used to treat digestive disorders and urinary infections. In Brazil the plant is used to treat diarrhea in cattle. == Distribution ==
Distribution
It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It was also introduced to Spain. == Flowers ==
Flowers
Like almost all baccharis species, Baccharis articulata is dioecious with unisexual flowers. The flowers are visited by Discodon, Apis mellifera, Lucilia sericata, and Ruizantheda divaricata. In August and September, the plant has multi-petal flowers which are pale greenish yellow. == Common names ==
Common names
In Portuguese, the species goes by the common name , , and . In English, it goes by the common name salt water false willow. == References ==