Ericameria nana

Taxobox
name = "Ericameria nana"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Ericameria"
species = "E. nana"
binomial = "Ericameria nana"
binomial_authority = Nutt.
synonyms = "Haplopappus nanus"

"Ericameria nana" is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common names dwarf goldenbush and rubberweed. This plant is native to the western United States from California to Idaho, where it grows along cliffs and rocky hillsides. This is a small shrub rarely reaching a maximum height of half a meter. It is covered in a foliage of sticky, curved, somewhat fleshy leaves about a centimeter long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with cream white to yellow disc and ray florets.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1081,1097 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERNA7 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ericameria+nana Photo gallery]