Ericameria suffruticosa

Ericameria suffruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Ericameria
Species: E. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Ericameria suffruticosa
(Nutt.) G.L. Nesom
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster suffruticosus (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Haplopappus suffruticosus (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Aplopappus suffruticosus (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Macronema suffruticosa Nutt.

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).[2][3] "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".[4][5]:120

Description

Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall.[5]:120 It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed.[5]:120 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.[5]:120 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.[5]:120[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) G. Nesom, Alpine macronema, heath goldenrod, singlehead goldenbush
  4. ↑ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Ericameria suffruticosa (singlehead goldenbush)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
  6. ↑ Flora of North America, Singlehead goldenbush, goldenweed, Macronema suffruticosa Nuttall


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