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Ericameria suffruticosa, the singlehead goldenbush, is a subshrub to shrub in the family Asteraceae found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana).[2][3] "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".[4][5]^: 120

Ericameria suffruticosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Ericameria suffruticosa (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
Aster suffruticosus (Nutt.) Kuntze Haplopappus suffruticosus (Nutt.) A.Gray Aplopappus suffruticosus (Nutt.) A.Gray Macronema suffruticosa Nutt.

Description

Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall.[5]^: 120 It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed.[5]^: 120 One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk.[5]^: 120 The species grows from 8,000 to 12,000 feet (2,400 to 3,700 m) in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities.[5]^: 120[6]

References

External links

• Jepson eFlora: Ericameria suffruticosa

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