Ericameria suffruticosa

Ericameria suffruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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, the singlehead goldenbush, is a subshrub to shrub in the 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. ^ a b c d e 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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