Biology:Ericameria obovata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. obovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
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Ericameria obovata, or Rydberg's goldenbush,[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of Utah in the western United States.[4]
Ericameria obovata is a shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has obovate to spatulate leaves up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, usually in clumps of 2 or 3, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Blake, Sydney Fay 1925. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 25: 545 as Aplopappus rydbergii
- ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
- ↑ "Ericameria obovata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=EROB3. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Ericameria obovata (Rydberg) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990.
- ↑ Rydberg, Per Axel 1900. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27(12): 618 as Macronema obovatum
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15587901 entry
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