Ericameria juarezensis
| Ericameria juarezensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. juarezensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria juarezensis (Moran) Urbatsch | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Haplopappus juarezensis Moran | |
Ericameria juarezensis is a plant species in the sunflower family, found only in the mountains of northern Baja California.[2]
Ericameria juarezensis is a branching shrub up to 60 cm (2 feet) tall and 120 cm (4 feet) across. Stems can be as much as 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter at the base, with gray-brown, shedding bark. Leaves are obovate or oblanceolate, with no teeth on the edges. Flower heads are yellow, sometimes with as many as 26 disc florets but no ray florets.[3]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria juarezensis (Moran) Urbatsch
- ↑ Flora of North America, Goldenbush, Ericameria Nuttall
- ↑ Moran, Reid Venable Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History 15(11): 154–157 diagnosis in Latin, commentary and description in English, 2 photos of the plant in the field
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