Ericameria linearifolia

Ericameria linearifolia is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names narrowleaf goldenbush and interior goldenbush. It is native to California, Nevada, southwestern Utah, and Arizona.[2][3]

Ericameria linearifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. linearifolia
Binomial name
Ericameria linearifolia
(DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster linearifolius (DC.) Kuntze
  • Aplopappus interior Coville
  • Aplopappus linearifolius DC.
  • Haplopappus interior Coville
  • Haplopappus linearifolius DC.
  • Stenotopsis interior (Coville) Rydb.
  • Stenotus interior (Coville) Greene
  • Stenotus linearifolius (DC.) Torr. & A.Gray

Ericameria linearifolia is a shrub up to 150 cm (59 in) tall. One plant can produce several yellow flower heads, each at the end of a long leafless and unbranched stem. Each head contains up to 18 ray florets and as many as 60 disc florets.[4] It grows in dry creek beds, deserts, mesas, and mountainsides with rocky or sandy soil.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Ericameria linearifolia (DC.) Urbatsch & Wussow
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. "Ericameria linearifolia Calflora". www.calflora.org.
  4. "Ericameria linearifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
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