Ericameria albida
| Ericameria albida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. albida |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria albida | |
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Ericameria albida is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name white flowered rabbitbrush.[3] It is native to desert regions in the western United States mostly in the Great Basin (Utah,[4] Nevada,[4] and eastern California (Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties; one report of it in Lassen County is from an urban area).[3][5]
Ericameria albida grows in dry, alkaline plains in desert regions. It is a shrub sometimes reaching a height of 150 cm (4.9 ft). Leaves are thin and thread-like, up to 35 mm (1.4 in) long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with creamy white disci florets but no ray florets.[6]
References
- ^ Gray, Asa 1882. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17: 209 description in Latin, as Bigelovia albida
- ^ The Plant List, Ericameria albida (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson
- ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson white flowered rabbitbrush
- ^ a b Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Intermountain Herbarium Network, Ericameria albida (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson description, distribution map, photos of herbarium specimens
- ^ Flora of North America, Whiteflower rabbitbrush, Ericameria albida (M. E. Jones ex A. Gray) L. C. Anderson, Great Basin Naturalist. 55: 86. 1995.
