Ericameria obovata
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | E. obovata
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Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
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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[]
- ^ Blake, Sydney Fay 1925. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 25: 545 as Aplopappus rydbergii
- ^ The Plant List, Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom
- ^ "Ericameria obovata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria obovata (Rydberg) G. L. Nesom, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990.
- ^ Rydberg, Per Axel 1900. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 27(12): 618 as Macronema obovatum
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Categories:
- Ericameria
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands region
- Plants described in 1900
- Astereae stubs