Baccharis neglecta (also known as false willow, jara dulce, poverty weed, New Deal weed, and Roosevelt weed) is a species of perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis PotosÃÂ, Tamaulipas) and the south-western and south-central United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas).
Baccharis neglecta is a shrub occasionally reaching a height of . The narrow, evergreen leaves are up to long. Male and female flowers grow separate plants. Females are distinctive in that the flowers consist of small silky, greenish white heads. The plants are arranged in large clusters up to or more long and wide. Silky plumes start blooming in October and November.