Ericameria paniculata
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Ericameria paniculata (formerly Chrysothamnus paniculatus)[4] is a southwestern United States desert perennial shrub in the (sunflower family.
Ericameria paniculata is known by the common names black-banded rabbitbrush, desert rabbitbrush,[citation needed] Mojave rabbitbrush,[5] catclaw rabbitbrush,[citation needed] sticky rabbitbrush,[citation needed] and punctate rabbitbrush.[6][7] The stems often have black, gummy bands.[7]
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Range and habitat
Ericameria paniculata is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States (Arizona, Nevada, southern California, southwestern Utah. It is particular common in the Mojave Desert.[8][9][10]
Ericameria paniculata is found in a great variety of habitats, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It tolerates poor soils. It may be found alongside creosote, Joshua tree, baccharis, white burrobush, desert saltbush, and catclaw acacia.[8][6]
Growth pattern
Ericameria paniculata is a branching shrub reaching up to 2 meters (80 inches) tall. The spreading or erect stems are glandular and resinous and are often banded or splotched with black from a fungus.[6]
Stems and leaves
The glandular leaves are filiform (thread-shaped or narrowly oblanceolate) up to 3.5 centimeters (1.4 inches) in length.[6]
Flowers and fruit
The inflorescence is an array of small, yellow flower heads, each of which contains 5 to 8 disc florets but no ray florets. The fruit is up to a centimeter (0.4 inches) long including its long pappus. They are wind-dispersed.[8][6][11]
It flowers from June to December.[7]
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References
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- CalPhotos Photo Gallery, University of California
- The Nature Conservancy
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
- ↑ Tropicos, Bigelowia paniculata A. Gray
- ↑ Gray, Asa. 1873. Bigelovia. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8:638- 646 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
- ↑ The Plant List, Ericameria paniculata (A.Gray) A.Gray ex Rydb.
- ↑ Mojave Desert Wildflowers,Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 314
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Ericameria paniculata, Mojave or punctate rabbitbrush Flora of North America.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam MacKay, 2nd Ed. 2013, p. 199
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Tesky, Julie L. 1993. Chrysothamnus paniculatus. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria paniculata (A. Gray) Rydb., Mojave rabbitbrush
- ↑ Chrysothamnus paniculatus. Jepson Manual Treatment.
