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Ericameria brachylepis is a North American species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common names chaparral goldenbush and boundary goldenbush.[2]

Ericameria brachylepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. brachylepis
Binomial name
Ericameria brachylepis (A.Gray) H.M.Hall
Synonyms[1]
Aster brachylepis (A.Gray) Kuntze Bigelowia brachylepis A.Gray Chrysoma brachylepis (A.Gray) Greene Haplopappus brachylepis (A.Gray) H.M.Hall 1919 not Phil. 1895 Haplopappus propinquus (A.Gray) S.F.Blake

It is native to Arizona, southern California and northern Baja California where it is a member of the chaparral plant community.[2][3]

Description

Ericameria brachylepis is a bushy shrub growing 100–200 cm (40-80 inches) high with branches covered in thready leaves up to 2.5 centimeters (1.0 inch) long.[4]

The inflorescence is a cluster of flower heads, each head lined with phyllaries and resin glands. The flower head contains several yellow disc florets and no ray florets. The fruit is a small achene topped with a white pappus.[4]

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Ericameria brachylepis
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Ericameria brachylepis
• United States department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Ericameria brachylepis — Calphotos Photos gallery, University of California

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