Ericameria watsonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. watsonii
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| Ericameria watsonii | |
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Ericameria watsonii, or Watson's goldenbush,[4] is a North American species of flowering shrubs from the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the southwestern United States.[5]
Ericameria watsonii is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, the stems green when young but become reddish-brown as they get old. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in desert scrublands, rocky slopes, and open pine woodlands.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Tropicos, Haplopappus watsonii A. Gray
- ^ The Plant List, Ericameria watsonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ericameria watsonii". 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
- ^ http://Flora of North America, Ericameria watsonii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom
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