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Ericameria

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Also known as chamisa

Ericameria is a genus of North American shrubs in the family Asteraceae.

Species

Rubber Rabbitbrush

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAlberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
Observations43,879

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
215
With media
134
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
MSC, CAS, RENO, ASC, SJNM, UVSC
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asteraceae
Image
Chrysothamnus nauseosus 7991.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Ericameria
taxon name
Ericameria
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Ericameria
taxon common name
مصرى
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Uses
  • Selected species
  • ''Ericameria'' section ''Asiris''
  • ''Ericameria'' section ''Ericameria''
  • ''Ericameria'' section ''Macronema''
  • References
  • External links

Ericameria is a genus of North American shrubs in the family Asteraceae.

Ericameria is known by the common names goldenbush, rabbitbrush, turpentine bush, and rabbitbush. Most are shrubs, but one species (E. parishii) can reach tree stature. They are distributed in western Canada (Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) western United States (from the western Great Plains to the Pacific) and northern Mexico. Bright yellow flower heads adorn the plants in late summer. All the species have disc florets, while some have ray florets but others do not. Ericameria nauseosa, (synonym Chrysothamnus nauseosus), is known for its production of latex.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ericameria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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