Ericameria parishii

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| image = Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis.jpg

| image_caption = Ericameria parishii var. peninsularis

| genus = Ericameria

| species = parishii

| authority = (A.Gray) H.M.Hall

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| synonyms =

  • Aster parishii (Greene) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia parishii Greene
  • Bigelovia parishii Greene
  • Chrysoma parishii (Greene) Greene
  • Haplopappus parishii (Greene) S.F.Blake
  • Aplopappus parishii (Greene) S.F.Blake

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Ericameria parishii, or Parish's rabbitbrush,{{PLANTS|id=ERPA24|taxon=Ericameria parishii|accessdate=23 June 2015}} is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

Distribution

The plant is native to southern Southern California in the United States and to the State of Baja California in Mexico.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Ericameria%20parishii.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map][http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=9915 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M. Hall] It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, eastern Santa Monica Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains of the Transverse Ranges; and in the Peninsular Ranges.[http://www.calflora.org/entry/dgrid.html?crn=9915 Calflora: Distribution map]

Description

Ericameria parishii is a shrub or small tree up to {{convert|12|ft}} tall. It has lance-shaped leaves up to 2 inches (5 cm) long.

One plant can produce many small flower heads, each with up to 12 golden yellow disc florets but no ray florets.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/648342#page/367/mode/1up Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(5): 62–63] description in English, as Bigelovia parishii[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/728256#page/1614/mode/1up Blake, Sydney Fay. 1926. in Paul Carpenter Standley, Trees and Shrubs of Mexico, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1491] description in English, as Aplopappus parishii

=Varieties=

Varieties include:[http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-109516 The Plant List, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M.Hall ][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066532 Flora of North America, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H. M. Hall]

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