Ericameria crispa explained

Ericameria crispa, the crisped goldenbush, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only on mountain slopes in the state of Utah in the western United States.^[1]

Ericameria crispa is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. Leaves are oblanceolate to spatulate, up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. One plant can produce many small, yellow flower heads, each with 14–24 disc florets but no ray florets.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Utah in 1981, isotype of Haplopappus crispus/Ericameria crispa

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ericameria%20crispa.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066515 Flora of North America, Ericameria crispa (L. C. Anderson) G. L. Neson, Phytologia. 68: 152. 1990. Crisped goldenbush
3. http://intermountainbiota.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=43821&taxauthid=1 Intermountain Region Herbarium Network, Ericameria crispa (L.C.Anderson) G.L.Nesom