Ericameria palmeri, or Palmer's goldenbush,[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is native to southern California in the United States and to the state of Baja California in Mexico.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. palmeri
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Ericameria palmeri is a branching shrub sometimes as much as 400 cm (over 13 feet) tall. Leaves are linear to narrowly oblanceolate. One plant can produce many small, yellow flower heads, each containing 2–8 ray florets and 6–20 disc florets.[6]
- Ericameria palmeri var. pachylepis (H.M.Hall) G.L.Nesom - California from northern San Diego County north to Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties
- Ericameria palmeri var. palmeri - northern Baja California; California (San Diego Co, Orange Co, western Riverside Co, southwestern San Bernardino Co; isolated populations north of Calabasas in Los Angeles Co and southeast of Lake Isabella in Kern Co)
References edit
- ^ Gray, Asa 1876. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 11: 74 description in Latin, commentary in English, as Aplopappus palmeri
- ^ a b The Plant List, Ericameria palmeri (A.Gray) H.M.Hall
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ericameria palmeri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria palmeri(A. Gray) H.M. Hall, Palmer goldenweed, Palmer's goldenbush
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Ericameria palmeri (A. Gray) H. M. Hall, Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 53. 1907.
External links edit
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