Ericameria arborescens

Taxobox
name = "Ericameria arborescens"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Ericameria"
species = "E. arborescens"
binomial = "Ericameria arborescens"
binomial_authority = (Gray) Greene
synonyms = "Haplopappus arborescens"
"Linosyris arborescens"

"Ericameria arborescens" is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name goldenfleece. This plant is native to California and Oregon where it is a resident of chaparral communities and open woodlands. This is a resinous, glandular shrub exceeding two meters in maximum height. It has many erect branches covered in very thin, needlelike to lance-shaped leaves between 3 and 6 centimeters long. Atop each stem is an inflorescence of many bright golden flowers, each a rounded bunch of disc florets about half a centimeter wide. This plant is adapted to ecosystems prone to wildfire.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1081,1082 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERAR27 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ericameria+arborescens Photo gallery]