Ericameria zionis

Ericameria zionis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. zionis
Binomial name
Ericameria zionis
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplopappus zionis L.C.Anderson

Ericameria zionis, the subalpine goldenbush or cedar breaks goldenbush, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only at high elevations in the mountains in the southern part of the state of Utah in the western United States.[2] Some of the populations lie inside Cedar Breaks National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park.[3]

Ericameria zionis is a branching shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. Leaves are spatula-shaped, up to 40 mm (1.6 inches) long. One plant can produce many small white flower heads in a tightly packed clump, each head with as many as 21 disc florets but no ray florets.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Ericameria zionis (L.C.Anderson) G.L.Nesom
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. ^ Utah Native Plant Society, Utah Rare Plant Guide, Haplopappus zionis photos, line drawing, distribution map, ecological information
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria zionis (L. C. Anderson) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 68: 153. 1990. Subalpine or cedar breaks goldenbush
  5. ^ Anderson, L. C. 1983. Haplopappus crispus and H. zionis (Asteraceae): new species from Utah. Great Basin Naturalist 43: 358–364


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