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Ericameria ophitidis is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the daisy family. It is native to the northern part of the state of California in the western United States. It has been found only in three counties: Trinity County, western Tehama County, and the southwestern corner of Shasta County. It is called the serpentine goldenbush because it grows on serpentine soil, toxic to many other plants.[3][4]

Ericameria ophitidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. ophitidis
Binomial name
Ericameria ophitidis (J.T.Howell) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
Haplopappus bloomeri var. ophitidis J.T.Howell Aplopappus bloomeri var. ophitidis J.T.Howell[2] Haplopappus ophitidis (J.T.Howell) D.D.Keck

Ericameria ophitidis is a shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches or 1 foot) tall. It has narrow, linear leaves up to 15 mm (0.6 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, solitary or in flat-topped arrays, each head with 5 or 6 disc florets but no ray florets.[5]

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Ericameria ophitidis (Serpentine goldenbush, Serpentine macronema)
• Jepson eFlora (TJM2): Ericameria ophitidis
• California Native Plant Society, Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02): Plant Detail for Ericameria ophitidis
• UC Calphotos photos gallery of Ericameria ophitidis

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