Ericameria lignumviridis

Summary

Ericameria lignumviridis, common name Greenwood's goldenbush or heath-goldenrod, is a plant species endemic to Sevier County, Utah. It grows in riparian areas alongside Urtica dioica, Salix laevigata and other riverbank plants.[2][3]

Ericameria lignumviridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. lignumviridis
Binomial name
Ericameria lignumviridis
(S.L. Welsh) G.L. Nesom
Synonyms[1]

Haplopappus lignumviridis S.L. Welsh

Ericameria lignumviridis is a shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall, with branching stems. Leaves are oblanceolate, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are arranged in cymous fashion. Ray flowers and disc flowers are both yellow.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 20 p 60.
  3. ^ U SDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plants Profile, Ericameria lignumviridis
  4. ^ Nesom, Guy L. 1995. Comments on the Chrysothamnus - Ericameria connection. Phytologia 78(1): 61-65.
  5. ^ Welsh, Stanley Larson. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883/884): 392-421.