Ericameria pinifolia

Taxobox
name = "Ericameria pinifolia"


image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Ericameria"
species = "E. pinifolia"
binomial = "Ericameria pinifolia"
binomial_authority = (Gray) H.M. Hall
synonyms = "Haplopappus pinifolius"

"Ericameria pinifolia" is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name pinebush. This plant is endemic to southern California where it is found in scrub and chaparral from the inland foothills to the deserts. This is a green, hairless shrub reaching maximum heights of one half to two meters. It is covered in clustered needlelike leaves each one to four centimeters long which at first glance look like very young pine needles. The leaves are more fleshy than true needles and the plant is not related to the pines. Atop each of the many erect branches is an inflorescence of small whitish flower heads. The plant blooms twice per year, producing single-head inflorescences in the spring and inflorescences with many smaller heads in the fall. The fruit is an achene with a bright white, red, or tan pappus.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1081,1103 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERPI7 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ericameria+pinifolia Photo gallery]