Ericameria parishii

Ericameria parishii (Parish's rabbitbrush)[4] is a western North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family.

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

Distribution

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

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.[2][3]

Varieties

Varieties include:[1][6][8]

  • Ericameria parishii var. parishii - northern Baja California; California in the mountains from San Diego County north to eastern Ventura County and southwestern San Bernardino County
  • Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis (Moran) G.L.Nesom — Peninsular Ranges of northern Baja California state.
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References
  1. The Plant List, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M.Hall
  2. Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(5): 62–63 description in English, as Bigelovia parishii
  3. 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
  4. "Ericameria parishii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. 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


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