Biology:Ericameria watsonii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ericameria watsonii

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. watsonii
Binomial name
Ericameria watsonii
(A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster serenoi Kuntze
  • Haplopappus watsonii A.Gray
  • Aplopappus watsonii A.Gray
  • Aplopappus watsoni A.Gray[2]
  • Macronema watsonii (A.Gray) Greene

Ericameria watsonii, or Watson's goldenbush,[4] is a North American species of flowering shrubs from the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[5]

Ericameria watsonii is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, the stems green when young but become reddish-brown as they get old. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in desert scrublands, rocky slopes, and open pine woodlands.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.139283/Ericameria_watsonii. 
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Haplopappus watsonii A. Gray
  3. ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria watsonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
  4. ↑ "Ericameria watsonii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERWA8. Retrieved 23 June 2015. 
  5. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ↑ http://Flora of North America, Ericameria watsonii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom

Wikidata ☰ Q15588242 entry




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