Ericameria suffruticosa

Ericameria suffruticosa (common name - singlehead goldenbush) is a subshrub to shrub in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana).[2][3] "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".[4][5]:120

Ericameria suffruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
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.

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
  1. The Plant List, Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) G. Nesom, Alpine macronema, heath goldenrod, singlehead goldenbush
  4. United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Ericameria suffruticosa (singlehead goldenbush)
  5. Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
  6. Flora of North America, Singlehead goldenbush, goldenweed, Macronema suffruticosa Nuttall


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