Ericameria lignumviridis
| Ericameria lignumviridis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. lignumviridis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria lignumviridis (S.L. Welsh) G.L. Nesom | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Haplopappus lignumviridis S.L. Welsh | |
Ericameria lignumviridis, common name Greenwood’s goldenbush or heath-goldenrod, is a plant species endemic to Sevier County, Utah. It grows in riparian areas alongside Urtica dioica, Salix laevigata and other riverbank plants.[2][3]
Ericameria lignumviridis is a shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall, with branching stems. Leaves are oblanceolate, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are arranged in cymous fashion. Ray flowers and disc flowers are both yellow.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ Flora of North America v 20 p 60.
- ↑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plants Profile, Ericameria lignumviridis
- ↑ Nesom, Guy L. 1995. Comments on the Chrysothamnus - Ericameria connection. Phytologia 78(1): 61-65.
- ↑ Welsh, Stanley Larson. 1993. New taxa and new nomenclatural combinations in the Utah flora. Rhodora 95(883/884): 392-421.
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