Ericameria nana

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Ericameria nana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. nana
Binomial name
Ericameria nana
Synonyms [2]
  • Aster resinotusKuntze
  • Chrysoma nanaGreene
  • Chrysothamnus nanusHowel
  • Ericameria cervina(S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Haplopappus cervinusS.Watson
  • Haplopappus nanus(Nutt.) Eaton

Ericameria nana is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common names dwarf goldenbush and rubberweed. [3] It is native to the western United States from eastern California, southeastern Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and southwestern Montana. [4] [3]

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Description

Ericameria nana grows along cliffs and rocky hillsides. This is a small shrub rarely reaching a maximum height of 50 cm (20 inches). It is covered in a foliage of sticky, curved, somewhat fleshy leaves about 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with cream white to yellow disc and ray florets. [5] There are rigid, intricately branched stems that are up to 3 decimeters tall. The spreading, alternate, leaves are either linear or narrowly lance-shaped. The leaves are between 10 and15 millimeters long and are on the upper half of the stems. Clusters of small leaves are found on the principal leaf axils. Each flower head is between 6 and 9 millimeters high and have several straw-colored bracts. The 3 to 10 yellow rays are between 2 and 4 millimeters long. [6] The bloom period is between the months of July and November. [3]

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References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. The Plant List Ericameria nana Nutt.
  3. 1 2 3 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria nana Nutt., Rubberweed, dwarf goldenbush
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Dwarf goldenbush, Ericameria nana Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 319. 1840.
  6. Webmaster, David Ratz. "Dwarf Goldenweed - Montana Field Guide". fieldguide.mt.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-20.

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