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Ericameria obovata

Summary

Ericameria obovata, or Rydberg's goldenbush,[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of Utah in the western United States.[4]

Ericameria obovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. obovata
Binomial name
Ericameria obovata
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplopappus rydbergii S.F.Blake
  • Aplopappus rydbergii S.F.Blake[1]
  • Haplopappus watsonii var. rydbergii (S.F.Blake) S.L.Welsh
  • Macronema obovatum Rydb.

Ericameria obovata is a shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has obovate to spatulate leaves up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, usually in clumps of 2 or 3, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Blake, Sydney Fay 1925. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 25: 545 as Aplopappus rydbergii
  2. ^ The Plant List, Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ericameria obovata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria obovata (Rydberg) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990.
  6. ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1900. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27(12): 618 as Macronema obovatum

External links edit

  • UC Calphotos photos gallery

  Media related to Ericameria obovata at Wikimedia Commons