Ericameria fasciculata
| Ericameria fasciculata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Ericameria |
| Species: | E. fasciculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ericameria fasciculata (Eastw.) J.F.Macbr. | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Haplopappus eastwoodiae | |
Ericameria fasciculata is a rare species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name Eastwood's goldenbush. It is endemic to northern Monterey County, California, where it is known from fewer than twenty occurrences from the Monterey Peninsula north to near Prunedale.[1][2] It grows on sandy soils in chaparral, woodland, and scrub habitat, and sometimes appears in disturbed habitat along roadsides. This is a dense, bushy shrub approaching half a meter in maximum height, its many glandular branches lined with needlelike leaves 1 to 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence consists of one or more small, cylindrical flower heads lined with yellowish phyllaries. Each head contains many yellow disc florets and sometimes one or two ray florets as well. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long topped with a brown or white pappus.