Ericameria brachylepis

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Ericameria brachylepis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. brachylepis
Binomial name
Ericameria brachylepis
Synonyms [2]
  • Aster brachylepis(A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia brachylepisA.Gray
  • Chrysoma brachylepis(A.Gray) Greene
  • Haplopappus brachylepis(A.Gray) H.M.Hall 1919 not Phil. 1895
  • Haplopappus propinquus(A.Gray) S.F.Blake

Ericameria brachylepis is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common names chaparral goldenbush and boundary goldenbush. [3]

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It is native to Arizona, southern California and northern Baja California where it is a member of the chaparral plant community. [3] [4]

Description

Ericameria brachylepis is a bushy shrub growing 100–200 cm (40-80 inches) high with branches covered in thready leaves up to 2.5 centimeters (1.0 inch) long. [5]

The inflorescence is a cluster of flower heads, each head lined with phyllaries and resin glands. The flower head contains several yellow disc florets and no ray florets. The fruit is a small achene topped with a white pappus. [5]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. The Plant List, Ericameria brachylepis (A.Gray) H.M.Hall
  3. 1 2 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria brachylepis (A. Gray) H.M. Hall, boundary goldenbush, chaparral goldenbush
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. 1 2 Flora of North America, Boundary goldenbush, chaparral goldenweed, Ericameria brachylepis (A. Gray) H. M. Hall, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 56. 1907.