UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Ericameria nauseosa

Ericameria cooperi

common rabbit-brush
Habit Broad shrubs up to 2 m. tall, the twigs flexible and covered with a felt-like layer of white hairs.
Leaves

Leaves 2-7 cm. long and 0.5-3 mm. wide, 1-3 nerved, usually white-woolly.

Flowers

Heads in terminal, rounded clusters;

involucre 6-13 mm. high, narrow, its bracts 20-25, imbricate, papery;

flowers all tubular, 6.5-11 mm. long, yellow.

Fruits

Achenes usually pubescent.

Ericameria nauseosa

Ericameria cooperi
Flowering time August-September
Habitat Dry, open areas from the plains to moderate elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. bloomeri, E. greenei, E. resinosa
E. bloomeri, E. greenei, E. nauseosa, E. resinosa
Subordinate taxa
E. nauseosa var. nana, E. nauseosa var. speciosa
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