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Ericameria cuneata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. cuneata
Binomial name
Ericameria cuneata (Gray) McClatchie
Synonyms
Aster cuneatus (A.Gray) Kuntze Bigelowia rupestris Greene Chrysoma cuneata (A.Gray) Greene Haplopappus cuneatus A.Gray Aplopappus cuneatus A.Gray Bigelowia spathulata A.Gray, syn of var. spathulata

Ericameria cuneata is a species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name cliff goldenbush. This plant is native to the southwestern United States (California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California).

Ericameria cuneata grows on cliffs, mountainsides, and rocky hillsides. It is a small, glandular shrub sometimes reaching as much as 100 cm (40 inches) in height. Its wavy-edged leaves are rounded and oval-shaped, often with visible resin glands, and up to 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) long. Atop each of the many erect branches is an inflorescence of several golden yellow flower heads, each with few or up to 70 disc florets and sometimes a few short ray florets.

Varieties

• Ericameria cuneata var. cuneata - California
• Ericameria cuneata var. macrocephala Urbatsch - San Diego County in California
• Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata (A.Gray) H.M.Hall - California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Baja California

References

1. ^ The Plant List, Ericameria cuneata (A.Gray) McClatchie
2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie Desert rock goldenbush, Wedgeleaf goldenbush, cliff goldenbush, rock goldenbush
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
4. ^ Flora of North America, Ericameria cuneata (A. Gray) McClatchie
5. Gray, Asa 1873. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 8: 635–636 description in Latin, commentary in English, as Aplopappus cuneatus

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
• Media related to Ericameria cuneata at Wikimedia Commons

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