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mule fat

Baccharis salicifolia

Mule fat is a bushy plant that grows tall and has long, narrow leaves. It loves to grow near water and is very important for animals and insects in its habitat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The mule fat is a dense, leafy shrub with long, narrow, willow-like green leaves. It produces many small, greenish-white to yellowish flowers clustered at the ends of its branches, which give it a fluffy appearance. Its overall look is often described as bushy and robust.

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After flowering, female mule fat plants release thousands of tiny, fluffy seeds that can float far on the wind!

Indigenous peoples used parts of the mule fat plant to create traditional medicines and even baskets.

Its common name, 'mule fat,' might come from its waxy leaves, or because mules found it good to eat!

Mule fat plants are often either all male or all female, making them a 'two-gender' species!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

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Flood Survivor

Mule fat can withstand rushing water and grow back quickly, thanks to its strong root system that anchors it in place.

Fähigkeit

Fire Regenerator

This plant has the amazing ability to sprout anew from its roots even after fires, helping landscapes recover fast.

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Soil Stabilizer

Mule fat has deep, spreading roots that hold soil firmly, preventing it from washing away, especially near water.

Maße und Details

Höhe
100-400 cm
Ausbreitung
100-300 cm
Blütengröße
0.1-0.3 cm
Blütezeit
Late spring to fall
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

Bees gather nectar and pollen from its tiny flowers.

pollinates

yellow-faced bumblebee

Bombus vosnesenskii

This native bumblebee helps spread pollen between mule fat plants.

eaten by

mule deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Deer browse on the leaves and tender shoots of the plant.

shelters

desert cottontail

Sylvilagus audubonii

Cottontails hide from predators within its dense, protective branches.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von mule fat?

100-400 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von mule fat?

100-300 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von mule fat?

0.1-0.3 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von mule fat?

Late spring to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von mule fat?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von mule fat?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von mule fat?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von mule fat?

Wind

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