Ericameria obovata

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Ericameria obovata
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E. obovata
Binomial name
Ericameria obovata
(Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplopappus rydbergii S.F.Blake
  • Aplopappus rydbergii S.F.Blake[1]
  • Haplopappus watsonii var. rydbergii (S.F.Blake) S.L.Welsh
  • Macronema obovatum Rydb.

Ericameria obovata (Rydberg's goldenbush)[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the daisy family. It has been found only in the state of Utah in the western United States.[4]

Ericameria obovata is a shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has obovate to spatulate leaves up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, usually in clumps of 2 or 3, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Blake, Sydney Fay 1925. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 25: 545 as Aplopappus rydbergii
  2. ^ The Plant List, Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
  3. ^ "Ericameria obovata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria obovata (Rydberg) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990.
  6. ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1900. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27(12): 618 as Macronema obovatum

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