Biology:Ericameria suffruticosa

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ericameria suffruticosa
Ericameria suffruticosa Singlehead goldenbush high-altitude.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15587304 entry