Ericameria bloomeri
Bloomer's goldenbush
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Family: Asteraceae · Type: Shrub · Native
Ericameria bloomeri (Bloomer's goldenbush) is a native California shrub in the Asteraceae family, recognized by radiate heads (with ray flowers).
Bloomer's goldenbush is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascades, Sierra Nevada, and North Coast Ranges in open, gravelly conifer forest at elevations of 900 to 4,000 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces bright yellow flowers in dense clusters with ray flowers 8 to 12 millimeters long. Growing 20 to 60 centimeters tall with stems that are glabrous to barely woolly and often glandular, it forms a compact, upright shape. Its leaves are distinctive, ranging 20 to 70 millimeters long, thread-like to almost oblanceolate, with acute tips and dotted with blister-like glands. The fruit is 5.5 to 8 millimeters long, brown, and slightly angled, with a tan to reddish pappus.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: 19 sympatric species; radiate heads (with ray flowers) are diagnostic
Habitat and range
Habitat: Open, gravelly, conifer forest
Elevation: 900-4000+ m
Outside California: to Washington, western Nevada
Bloom period
Ericameria bloomeri blooms Jul-Oct.
How to tell it apart
vs Isocoma: Ericameria has bracts in 5 vertical rows; Isocoma has randomly arranged bracts.; vs Chrysothamnus: Ericameria has woolly young stems and deep pitted glands; Chrysothamnus has smooth/slightly fuzzy stems and surface glands or none.; vs Baccharis: Ericameria has yellow bisexual flowers in each head; Baccharis has separate male/female plants with whitish flowers.; vs Artemisia: Ericameria has yellow flowers and gland-dotted leaves; Artemisia has greenish flowers and aromatic gray-hairy leaves.; vs Lepidospartum: Ericameria has small narrow leaves; Lepidospartum has scale-like leaves on green rush-like stems.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ericameria bloomeri native to California?
Yes. Ericameria bloomeri is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Ericameria bloomeri bloom?
Ericameria bloomeri blooms Jul-Oct.
What plant family does Ericameria bloomeri belong to?
Ericameria bloomeri is in the Asteraceae family, genus Ericameria.
What habitat does Ericameria bloomeri grow in?
Ericameria bloomeri grows in Open, gravelly, conifer forest.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
- Ericameria brachylepis — Boundary goldenbush
- Ericameria cooperi var. cooperi — Cooper's goldenbush
- Ericameria cuneata — Wedgeleaf goldenbush
- Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata — Cliff goldenbush
- Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala — Laguna mountains goldenbush
- Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata — Cliff goldenbush
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-07
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Cal-IPC, and more.