Ericameria fasciculata

Eastwood's goldenbush

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Eastwood's goldenbush is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native shrub found in central coastal California, specifically in northern Monterey County, growing in sandy soils at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces yellow flowers in radiate heads arranged in small cyme-like clusters with 1 to few heads. Growing to 15 decimeters tall with densely leafy stems that are glabrous to sparsely puberulent and resinous, it forms a distinctive compact shape. Its leaves are approximately cylindric, 5 to 25 millimeters long, reflexed with age, and feature gland-dotted pits with axillary clusters of short leaves. The fruit is less than 4 millimeters long, generally silky to densely hairy, with a pappus that is longer than the flower corolla.

Habitat: Sandy soils

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: c CCo (n Monterey Co.).

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