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Ericameria suffruticosa

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Genus
  
Ericameria

Order
  
Asterales

Tribe
  
Astereae

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Ericameria discoidea, Ericameria fasciculata, Ericameria parryi, Ericameria pinifolia, Ericameria cuneata

Ericameria suffruticosa (common name - singlehead goldenbush) is a subshrub to shrub in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana). "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".

Description

Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall. It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed. One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk. The species grows from 8,000 to 12,000 feet (2,400 to 3,700 m) in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities.

References

Ericameria suffruticosa Wikipedia