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Ericameria ericoides

Ericameria pinifolia

California goldenbush, California heathgoldenrod, heather goldenweed, mock heather

pine goldenweed, pine-bush
Habit Plants 30–150 cm. Plants 50–300 cm.
Stems

ascending to erect, green when young, fastigiately branched, glabrous or sparsely hairy, resinous.

erect to ascending, green when young, fastigiately branched, glabrous, resinous.
Leaves

ascending to spreading;

blades filiform (terete or adaxially sulcate), 3–18(–23) × 0.3–1 mm, midnerves obscure, apices acute, often mucronate, faces glabrous or hairy, gland-dotted (in circular, deep pits), resinous;

axillary fascicles of 2–12 leaves, shorter than subtending leaves.

ascending to spreading;

blades linear to narrowly oblanceolate (terete or adaxially sulcate), 12–35 × 0.5–1.5 mm, midnerves obscure, apices acute, often mucronate, faces glabrous or moderately hairy, gland-dotted (in circular, deep pits), resinous;

axillary fascicles of 4–10 leaves, shorter than subtending leaves.
Peduncles

1–30 mm (bracts 4+, leaflike).

3–30 mm (leafy).
Involucres

subcampanulate, 5–8 × 2.5–4.5 mm.

subcampanulate, 5–8 × 3.5–5.5 mm.
Ray florets

2–6;

laminae 4–6 × 1–2 mm.

3–10;

laminae 5.5–7 × 1.5–2 mm.
Disc florets

5–14;

corollas 5.5–8 mm.

11–25;

corollas 5–8 mm.
Phyllaries

16–24 in 3–5 series, mostly tan, ovate to elliptic, 2.5–7 × 0.6–1.5 mm, unequal, outer ± herbaceous or herbaceous-appendaged, mid and inner mostly chartaceous, midnerves raised, subapical resin ducts darker, ± thickened, expanded apically, (margins ciliate) apices erect, acute to acuminate or mucronate to cuspidate, abaxial faces glabrous or sparsely hairy.

20–26 in 4–6 series, tan, ovate to lanceolate or oblong, 3–7 × 1–1.8 mm, unequal, mostly chartaceous, outermost ± herbaceous-appendaged, midnerves thickened, darker resin ducts, slightly expanded apically, (margins membranous, fimbriate, especially distally) apices erect, acuminate to cuspidate, inner and mid acute to acuminate, abaxial faces usually glabrous, resinous.
Heads

in cymiform to paniculiform arrays (2–9 cm wide).

in racemiform to thyrsiform-paniculiform arrays (to 30 × 3–12 cm).
Cypselae

tan to brown, subcylindric, 2.5–4 mm (ribs 8–10), glabrous or hairy, more densely distally;

pappi off-white to brown, 5–7 mm.

tan to brown, subobovoid, 3.5–5 mm, glabrous or moderately hairy, more densely distally;

pappi off-white to brown, 6–7.5 mm.
2n

= 18.

= 18.

Ericameria ericoides

Ericameria pinifolia
Phenology Flowering late summer–fall, occasionally in spring. Flowering late summer–fall(–spring).
Habitat Sand dunes or sand hills along and near coast Open, sandy to stony soils in chaparral, oak woodland, or scrub in near coastal communities
Elevation 0–500 m (0–1600 ft) 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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from FNA
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion

Ericameria ericoides ranges from Los Angeles to Sonoma counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

Ericameria pinifolia ranges from Ventura County to northern Baja California. It blooms primarily in late summer and fall; it sometimes produces scattered, larger flowering heads in spring.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 59. FNA vol. 20, p. 75.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Ericameria Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Ericameria
Sibling taxa
E. albida, E. arborescens, E. arizonica, E. bloomeri, E. brachylepis, E. cervina, E. compacta, E. cooperi, E. crispa, E. cuneata, E. discoidea, E. fasciculata, E. gilmanii, E. greenei, E. laricifolia, E. lignumviridis, E. linearifolia, E. linearis, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. obovata, E. ophitidis, E. palmeri, E. paniculata, E. parishii, E. parryi, E. pinifolia, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa, E. teretifolia, E. watsonii, E. winwardii, E. zionis
E. albida, E. arborescens, E. arizonica, E. bloomeri, E. brachylepis, E. cervina, E. compacta, E. cooperi, E. crispa, E. cuneata, E. discoidea, E. ericoides, E. fasciculata, E. gilmanii, E. greenei, E. laricifolia, E. lignumviridis, E. linearifolia, E. linearis, E. nana, E. nauseosa, E. obovata, E. ophitidis, E. palmeri, E. paniculata, E. parishii, E. parryi, E. resinosa, E. suffruticosa, E. teretifolia, E. watsonii, E. winwardii, E. zionis
Synonyms Diplopappus ericoides, Haplopappus ericoides, Haplopappus ericoides subsp. blakei Haplopappus pinifolius
Name authority (Lessing) Jepson: Fl. W. Calif., 559. (1901) (A. Gray) H. M. Hall: Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 54. (1907)
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