Ericameria parishii var. parishii

Parish's goldenbush

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Parish's goldenbush is a California native shrub found in the southern mountains, desert mountains, and Peninsular Ranges in dry slopes, chaparral, and open forest at elevations of 400 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces yellow flowers in dense terminal clusters with heads 4 to 6.5 millimeters wide. Growing 1.5 to 5 meters tall with very leafy stems that are glabrous to slightly hairy and gland-dotted, it has a resinous quality. Its leathery leaves are 20 to 70 millimeters long, oblong to oblanceolate, and often slightly concave with gland-dotted pits. The fruit is 2 to 2.5 millimeters long with 12 or fewer veins and a copious dull white to brown pappus.

Habitat: dry slopes, chaparral, open forest, especially after fires

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: 400-2200 m

Bioregions: SnGb, SnBr, PR.

California counties: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara

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