OregonFlora: Ericameria teretifolia vs. Ericameria greenei

	Ericameria teretifolia	Ericameria greenei
		Greene's goldenbush
Habit		Plants 1–3 dm.
Stems		glabrous proximally, rarely lightly tomentose, minutely stipitate-glandular distally.
Leaves		oblanceolate to spatulate, 1.5–3 cm, glabrous to stipitate-glandular, rarely lightly tomentose.
Inflorescences		not leafy; in congested; cyme- or raceme-like arrays, rarely heads solitary.
Involucres		broadly campanulate, 8–12 mm.
Ray florets		0–7; rays 10–14 mm, yellow.
Disc florets		7–20; corollas 10–14 mm, yellow.
Phyllaries		in 3–5 series, broadly or narrowly linear; outer ? inner.
Fruits		5–7 mm, glabrous or lightly pubescent.
Heads		radiate or discoid.

	Ericameria teretifolia	Ericameria greenei
Distribution	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	[WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Discussion		Open coniferous forests, shrublands, grasslands, rocky slopes, scree, pumice desert, rock outcrops, alpine ridges. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1000–2800 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Sisk. CA, ID, WA. Native.
Source		Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 247 Kenton Chambers
Sibling taxa	E. arborescens, E. bloomeri, E. discoidea, E. greenei, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. parryi, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa	E. arborescens, E. bloomeri, E. discoidea, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. parryi, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa
Synonyms		Haplopappus bloomeri, Haplopappus bloomeri var. greenei, Haplopappus greenei, Haplopappus greenei var. greenei, Haplopappus greenei var. mollis
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Ericameria teretifolia

Ericameria greenei

Greene's goldenbush

Habit

Plants 1–3 dm.

Stems

glabrous proximally, rarely lightly tomentose, minutely stipitate-glandular distally.

Leaves

oblanceolate to spatulate, 1.5–3 cm, glabrous to stipitate-glandular, rarely lightly tomentose.

Inflorescences

not leafy; in congested;

cyme- or raceme-like arrays, rarely heads solitary.

Involucres

broadly campanulate, 8–12 mm.

Ray florets

0–7;

rays 10–14 mm, yellow.

Disc florets

7–20;

corollas 10–14 mm, yellow.

Phyllaries

in 3–5 series, broadly or narrowly linear; outer ? inner.

Fruits

5–7 mm, glabrous or lightly pubescent.

Heads

radiate or discoid.

Ericameria teretifolia

Ericameria greenei

Distribution

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

[WildflowerSearch map]

[BONAP county map]

Discussion

Open coniferous forests, shrublands, grasslands, rocky slopes, scree, pumice desert, rock outcrops, alpine ridges. Flowering Jul–Sep. 1000–2800 m. BR, BW, Casc, ECas, Sisk. CA, ID, WA. Native.

Source

Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 247
Kenton Chambers

Sibling taxa

E. arborescens, E. bloomeri, E. discoidea, E. greenei, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. parryi, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa

E. arborescens, E. bloomeri, E. discoidea, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. parryi, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa

Synonyms

Haplopappus bloomeri, Haplopappus bloomeri var. greenei, Haplopappus greenei, Haplopappus greenei var. greenei, Haplopappus greenei var. mollis

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