Flora of North America species comparison

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Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata
Photo is of parent taxon

cliff goldenbush, wide leaf rock goldenbush
Leaves

petiolate;

blades spatulate, largest (9–)12–25 × 4–16 mm, apices obtuse to retuse.
Disc florets

7–15.
Heads

mostly discoid, 8–11 × 5–7 mm.
Phyllary

midnerves usually evident throughout, subapical resin ducts sometimes present, thickened and expanded apically, subapical herbaceous patches rarely evident.
2n

= 18.

Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata
Phenology Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat Rocky hillsides, canyon walls, rocky outwash slopes
Elevation 700–1900 m (2300–6200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; CA; NM; NV; Mexico (Baja California)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 58.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Ericameria > Ericameria cuneata
Sibling taxa
E. cuneata var. cuneata, E. cuneata var. macrocephala
Synonyms Bigelowia spathulata
Name authority (A. Gray) H. M. Hall: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 52. (1907)
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