Ericameria crispa

Ericameria crispa, the crisped goldenbush, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only on mountain slopes in the state of Utah in the western United States.[2]

Ericameria crispa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. crispa
Binomial name
Ericameria crispa
(L.C.Anderson) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplopappus crispus L.C.Anderson

Ericameria crispa is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate to spatulate, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. One plant can produce many small, yellow flower heads, each with 14–24 disc florets but no ray florets.[3][4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Ericameria crispa (L.C.Anderson) G.L.Nesom
  2. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Ericameria crispa (L. C. Anderson) G. L. Neson, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990. Crisped goldenbush
  4. Intermountain Region Herbarium Network, Ericameria crispa (L.C.Anderson) G.L.Nesom description, photos, distribution map

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