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Ericameria ericoides

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Species of flowering plant

Ericameria ericoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species: E. ericoides
Binomial name
Ericameria ericoides
(Less.) Jeps.
Synonyms
  • Diplopappus ericoides Less.
  • Ericameria microphylla Nutt.
  • Haplopappus ericoides (Less.) Hook. & Arn.
  • Aplopappus ericoides (Less.) Hook. & Arn.

Ericameria ericoides, known by the common names California goldenbush, mock heather, and California heathgoldenrod, is a species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the sand dunes and coastal hills between the northern San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles area.

Description

Ericameria ericoides, closeup of flowers

Ericameria ericoides is a shrub that rarely approaches a maximum height of 1 metre (3.3 ft). It is densely foliated with comblike fans of small cylindrical leaves up to a centimeter long.

Its small erect branches are topped with inflorescences of small golden yellow flower heads, each with several disc florets and a few ray florets.

References

  1. The Plant List, Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Nutt. ex Jeps.
  2. Tropicos, Haplopappus ericoides (Less.) Hook. & Arn.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson, California goldenbush, mock heather
  5. ^ Flora of North America, California goldenbush, heather goldenweed , Ericameria ericoides (Lessing) Jepson

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Taxon identifiers
Ericameria ericoides
Diplopappus ericoides


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