Ericameria parryi var. nevadensis

Nevada rabbitbrush, Nevada Rabbitbrush

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Nevada rabbitbrush is a California native shrub found in northern and central Sierra Nevada and Great Basin regions in scrub and open yellow-pine forest, particularly on serpentine soils, at elevations of 1,100 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces yellow flowers in dense, raceme-like clusters with long-tapered phyllaries that have slightly recurved tips. Growing 2 to 6 decimeters tall with erect to ascending stems that range from yellow to white in color, it develops a distinctive branching structure. Its leaves are moderately crowded, green, and resinous, measuring 15 to 40 millimeters long, with the uppermost leaves sometimes extending beyond the flower heads. The plant forms a compact, somewhat stiff shrub with sessile glands and a characteristic yellow-green appearance.

Habitat: Scrub, open yellow-pine forest (on serpentine)

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 1100-2700 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SNH, GB

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