Ericameria
| Ericameria | |
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| Ericameria nauseosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Ericameria Nutt. |
| Species | |
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- For other species of rabbitbrush, see Chrysothamnus and Lorandersonia
Ericameria is a genus of shrubs in the Asteraceae or daisy family known by the common names goldenbush, rabbitbrush, turpentine bush, and rabbitbush. They are distributed in the arid western United States and northern Mexico. Bright yellow flowers adorn the plants in late summer. Ericameria nauseosa, (synonym Chrysothamnus nauseosus), is known for its production of latex.
Uses
This genus has a number of admirable landscape plants for heavily alkaline soils, but most species need extensive rejuvenation pruning every three years, making not ideal for common yards. Overwatering will kill the plants.
Ericameria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia argentifascia, Schinia tertia, Schinia unimacula and Schinia walsinghami.
Species
Ericameria section Asiris
- Ericameria albida
- Ericameria cervina
- Ericameria discoidea
- Ericameria gilmanii
- Ericameria lignumviridis
- Ericameria nana
- Ericameria nauseosa (syn. Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
- Ericameria obovata
- Ericameria ophitidis
- Ericameria parryi — Parry's Rabbitbrush
- Ericameria resinosa
- Ericameria watsonii
Ericameria section Ericameria
- Ericameria arborescens — Golden-fleece; exclusive food plant of the moth Bucculatrix ericameriae
- Ericameria brachylepis — Boundary Goldenbush
- Ericameria cooperi
- Ericameria cuneata
- Ericameria ericoides — Mock Heather, Goldenbush
- Ericameria fasciculata — Eastwood's Goldenbush
- Ericameria juarezensis
- Ericameria laricifolia
- Ericameria linearifolia
- Ericameria martirensis
- Ericameria palmeri — Palmer's Goldenweed, False Broomweed
- Ericameria paniculata — Sticky Rabbitbrush, Black-banded Rabbitbrush
- Ericameria parishii
- Ericameria pinifolia — Pine Goldenbush
- Ericameria teretifolia — Needle-leaved Rabbitbrush
Ericameria section Macronema
- Ericameria bloomeri
- Ericameria compacta
- Ericameria crispa
- Ericameria greenei
- Ericameria suffruticosa
- Ericameria zionis
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