Ericameria parishii

Summary

Ericameria parishii, or Parish's rabbitbrush,[4] is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Ericameria parishii
Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. parishii
Binomial name
Ericameria parishii
Synonyms[3]
  • Aster parishii (Greene) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia parishii Greene
  • Bigelovia parishii Greene[1]
  • Chrysoma parishii (Greene) Greene
  • Haplopappus parishii (Greene) S.F.Blake
  • Aplopappus parishii (Greene) S.F.Blake[2]

Distribution edit

The plant is native to southern Southern California in the United States and to the State of Baja California in Mexico.[5][6] It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, eastern Santa Monica Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains of the Transverse Ranges; and in the Peninsular Ranges.[7]

Description edit

Ericameria parishii is a shrub or small tree up to 12 feet (3.7 m) tall. It has lance-shaped leaves up to 2 inches (5 cm) long.

One plant can produce many small flower heads, each with up to 12 golden yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[1][2]

Varieties edit

Varieties include:[3][6][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(5): 62–63 description in English, as Bigelovia parishii
  2. ^ a b Blake, Sydney Fay. 1926. in Paul Carpenter Standley, Trees and Shrubs of Mexico, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1491 description in English, as Aplopappus parishii
  3. ^ a b The Plant List, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M.Hall
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ericameria parishii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M. Hall
  7. ^ Calflora: Distribution map
  8. ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H. M. Hall

External links edit

  • Calflora Database: Ericameria parishii (Parish's rabbitbrush)
  • Jepson eFlora treatment of Ericameria parishii var. parishii
  • Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in California in 1881, isotype of Bigelovia parishii/Ericameria parishii
  • UC Photos gallery: Ericameria parishii
  • UC Photos gallery: Ericameria parishii var. parishii

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