Chaetopappa ericoides

Rose-heath, Rose-Heath

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Rose-heath is a California native perennial found in the western and desert mountains including White and Inyo Mountains in dry slopes, desert woodland, and blackbush scrub at elevations of 1,150 to 2,900 meters. Flowering from April to September, this plant produces white to pale pink ray flowers 5 to 10 millimeters long in delicate clusters. Growing with slender ascending stems 5 to 15 centimeters tall that branch throughout, it forms a bushy herb from a slightly woody base. Its leaves are small and narrow, ranging from 4 to 12 millimeters long, with linear to obovate shapes that taper to an obtuse or abruptly pointed tip. The fruit is brown and hairy, topped with approximately 25 white, minutely barbed bristles.

Habitat: dry slopes, desert woodland, blackbush scrub

Bloom period: Apr-Sep

Elevation: 1150-2900 m

Bioregions: W&ampI, DMtns

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.