Ericameria parishii, or Parish's rabbitbrush,[4] is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
| Ericameria parishii | |
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| Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. parishii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria parishii | |
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Distribution
editThe plant is native to southern Southern California in the United States and to the State of Baja California in Mexico.[5][6] It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, eastern Santa Monica Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains of the Transverse Ranges; and in the Peninsular Ranges.[7]
Description
editEricameria parishii is a shrub or small tree up to 12 feet (3.7 m) tall. It has lance-shaped leaves up to 2 inches (5 cm) long.
One plant can produce many small flower heads, each with up to 12 golden yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[1][2]
Varieties
edit- Ericameria parishii var. parishii - northern Baja California; California in the mountains from San Diego County north to eastern Ventura County and southwestern San Bernardino County
- Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis (Moran) G.L.Nesom — Peninsular Ranges of northern Baja California state.
References
edit- ^ a b Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(5): 62–63 description in English, as Bigelovia parishii
- ^ a b Blake, Sydney Fay. 1926. in Paul Carpenter Standley, Trees and Shrubs of Mexico, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1491 description in English, as Aplopappus parishii
- ^ a b The Plant List, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M.Hall
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ericameria parishii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M. Hall
- ^ Calflora: Distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H. M. Hall
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Ericameria parishii (Parish's rabbitbrush)
- Jepson eFlora treatment of Ericameria parishii var. parishii
- Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in California in 1881, isotype of Bigelovia parishii/Ericameria parishii
- UC Photos gallery: Ericameria parishii
- UC Photos gallery: Ericameria parishii var. parishii
Media related to Ericameria parishii at Wikimedia Commons
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