Flora of North America species comparison

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Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis
Photo is of parent taxon

broad scale Palmer's goldenbush, Palmer's rabbitbrush, thickbract goldenbush
Habit Plants 50–150 cm.
Leaves

8–20(–30) mm, circular to flattened in cross section;

axillary leaves 2–10 per fascicle.
Florets

6–12(–14).
Phyllaries

midnerves typically not evident on proximal 1/2, outer and mid subapical resin ducts strongly thickened.
2n

= 18.

Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis
Phenology Flowering fall.
Habitat Sandy or somewhat clayey soils
Elevation 100–800 m (300–2600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Variety pachylepis ranges from Riverside to Ventura counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 70.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Ericameria > Ericameria palmeri
Sibling taxa
E. palmeri var. palmeri
Synonyms Haplopappus palmeri subsp. pachylepis, E. ericoides var. pachylepis, H. palmeri var. pachylepis
Name authority (H. M. Hall) G. L. Nesom: Phytologia 67: 104. (1989)
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