Ericameria

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Ericameria
Ericameria nauseosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Ericameria
Nutt.
Species

See text.

For other species of rabbitbrush, see Chrysothamnus

Ericameria is a genus of shrubs in the daisy family known by the common names rabbitbrush and goldenbush. These are deciduous shrubs similar to sagebrush with a native range in the arid western United States and Mexico. They are known for its bright white or yellow flowers in late summer. Ericameria nauseosus, a synonym of Chrysothamnus nauseosus is known for its production of latex.

Ericameria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia argentifascia, Schinia tertia, Schinia unimacula and Schinia walsinghami.

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[edit] Species

[edit] Ericameria section Asiris

[edit] Ericameria section Ericameria

[edit] Ericameria section Macronema

[edit] References

  • Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press.  ISBN 0-89672-614-2

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