Ericameria

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.

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

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile