Ericameria nana |
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dwarf goldenbush, rubber weed |
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Habit | Plants 0.5–5 dm. |
Stems | glabrous, resinous; shiny. |
Leaves | narrowly oblanceolate to elliptic or linear, 0.3–1.5 cm, glabrous, glandular-resinous. |
Inflorescences | congested cyme-like arrays, rarely heads solitary. |
Involucres | narrowly obconic, 5.5–7.5 mm. |
Ray florets | 1–7; rays 3–4 mm, yellow. |
Disc florets | 4–8; corollas 4.5–6.5 mm, yellow. |
Phyllaries | in 5–9 unequal series, linear-oblong; outer gradually < inner. |
Fruits | 4–5.5 mm, glabrous or sericeous. |
Heads | radiate. |
Ericameria nana |
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Distribution | |
Discussion | Shrublands, open slopes, rock outcrops, cliffs. Flowering Jun–Oct. 1000–1400 m. Owy. CA, ID, NV; northeast to MT, southeast to UT. Native. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 247 Kenton Chambers |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Haplopappus nanus |
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