Ericameria discoidea

Ericameria discoidea, called whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed[2] or whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed,[3] is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name whitestem goldenbush. This plant is native to the western United States from California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana.[4][3]

Ericameria discoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Ericameria
Species:
E. discoidea
Binomial name
Ericameria discoidea
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster macronema (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia macronema (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
  • Haplopappus macronema (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Macronema discoidea Nutt.

Ericameria discoidea grows in clumpy thickets on rocky slopes. It is a small shrub reaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters (16 inches). It has many erect branches covered in a foliage of oval-shaped leaves coated in dense white woolly fibers and tiny stalked resin glands. Atop each short branch is an inflorescence of many flower heads, each packed with sometimes as many as 70 disc florets that bloom in golden yellow and wilt to a rusty orange. There are no ray florets.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
  2. Flora of North America, Whitestem goldenbush, sharp-scale goldenweed, Ericameria discoidea (Nuttall) G. L. Nesom
  3. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G. Nesom, rayless goldenbush, whitestem goldenbush
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map


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