Ericameria cuneata facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ericameria cuneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. cuneata
Binomial name
Ericameria cuneata (Gray) McClatchie
Synonyms
Aster cuneatus (A.Gray) Kuntze Bigelowia rupestris Greene Chrysoma cuneata (A.Gray) Greene Haplopappus cuneatus A.Gray Aplopappus cuneatus A.Gray Bigelowia spathulata A.Gray, syn of var. spathulata

Ericameria cuneata is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name cliff goldenbush. This plant is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California).

Ericameria cuneata grows on cliffs, mountainsides, and rocky hillsides. It is a small, glandular shrub sometimes reaching as much as 100 cm (40 inches) in height. Its wavy-edged leaves are rounded and oval-shaped, often with visible resin glands, and up to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) long. Atop each of the many erect branches is an inflorescence of several golden yellow flower heads, each with few or up to 70 disc florets and sometimes a few short ray florets.

Varieties

• Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata - California
• Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala Urbatsch - San Diego County in California
• Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata (A.Gray) H.M.Hall - California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Baja California