Ericameria parryi var. latior

Wideleaf rabbitbrush, Wideleaf Rabbitbrush

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Wideleaf rabbitbrush is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, and Cascade Range in open fir and pine forests at elevations of 700 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces yellow flowers in dense, cyme-like clusters with long-tapered phyllaries that have straw-colored, slightly recurved tips. Growing 30 to 100 centimeters tall with erect to ascending green stems, it forms an upright, open shrub structure. Its leaves are distinctive, measuring 4.5 to 7 centimeters long and 5 to 14 millimeters wide, with an oblanceolate shape and abruptly pointed tips that remain green and flat. The plant's upper leaves do not extend beyond the flower heads, creating a compact and uniform appearance.

Habitat: Open fir/pine forest

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 700-1900 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR.

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