Ericameria laricifolia

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Ericameria laricifolia
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. laricifolia
Binomial name
Ericameria laricifolia
Synonyms [1]
  • Aster laricifolius(A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not(Hook.f.) F.Muell. 1865
  • Aster laricifolia(A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not(Hook.f.) F.Muell. 1865 [2]
  • Bigelowia nelsoniiFernald
  • Chrysocoma laricifolia(A.Gray) Greene
  • Chrysoma laricifolia(A.Gray) Greene
  • Ericameria nelsonii(Fernald) S.F.Blake
  • Haplopappus laricifoliusA.Gray
  • Aplopappus laricifoliusA.Gray [3] [4]

Ericameria laricifolia is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name turpentine bush, or turpentine-brush. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua). [5] [6]

Ericameria laricifolia grows in desert scrub and woodlands. It is a shrub reaching 50–100 cm (20-40 inches) in height, is generally hairless, somewhat glandular, and aromatic. It sometimes has naked stems at the base but the upper branches are densely foliated in needlelike, pointed leaves one to three centimeters (0.4-1.2 inches) long. The many erect branches bear inflorescences of bright golden yellow flower heads, each with up to 16 long disc florets and as many as 6 ray florets. [7]

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