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Ericameria cooperi

Ericameria resinosa

Columbia goldenweed, Columbian heath goldenweed
Habit Much-branched shrub 2-6 dm. tall, the twigs brittle and resinous.
Leaves

Leaves glabrous, linear, resinous, 0.5-3 cm. long and 0.5-2 mm. wide.
Flowers

Heads solitary or in small, tight clusters at the ends of the branches;

involucre narrow, 5-8 mm. high, its bracts strongly imbricate, usually chartaceous throughout, often reflexed;

flowers white to pale yellow;

ray flowers 3-7, 3-6 mm. long;

disk flowers about 13, 5-7.5 mm. long, the lobes 1-2 mm. long.
Fruits

Achenes elongate.

Ericameria cooperi

Ericameria resinosa
Flowering time July-September
Habitat Basalt cliffs and rock crevices in the plains and foothills, extending up to 6000 feet on the east slope of the Cascades.
Distribution
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to Oregon, east to Idaho.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. bloomeri, E. greenei, E. nauseosa, E. resinosa
E. bloomeri, E. greenei, E. nauseosa
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