Ericameria nana

Ericameria nana is a North American species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common names dwarf goldenbush and rubberweed.[2] It is native to the western United States from eastern California, southeastern Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and southwestern Montana.[3][2]

Ericameria nana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Ericameria
Species:
E. nana
Binomial name
Ericameria nana
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster resinotus Kuntze
  • Chrysoma nana Greene
  • Chrysothamnus nanus Howel
  • Ericameria cervina (S.Watson) Rydb.
  • Haplopappus cervinus S.Watson
  • Haplopappus nanus (Nutt.) Eaton

Ericameria nana grows along cliffs and rocky hillsides. This is a small shrub rarely reaching a maximum height of 50 cm (20 inches). It is covered in a foliage of sticky, curved, somewhat fleshy leaves about 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with cream white to yellow disc and ray florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List Ericameria nana Nutt.
  2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria nana Nutt., Rubberweed, dwarf goldenbush
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Dwarf goldenbush, Ericameria nana Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 319. 1840.


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