Ericameria watsonii

Ericameria watsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Ericameria
Species: E. watsonii
Binomial name
Ericameria watsonii
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster serenoi Kuntze
  • Haplopappus watsonii A.Gray
  • Aplopappus watsonii A.Gray
  • Aplopappus watsoni A.Gray[2]
  • Macronema watsonii (A.Gray) Greene

Ericameria watsonii (Watson's goldenbush)[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the daisy family. It is native to the states of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[4]

Ericameria watsonii is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, the stems green when young but become reddish-brown as they get old. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in desert scrublands, rocky slopes, and open pine woodlands.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria watsonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Haplopappus watsonii A. Gray
  3. ↑ "Ericameria watsonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ↑ http://Flora of North America, Ericameria watsonii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom


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