Ericameria watsonii

Ericameria watsonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. watsonii
Binomial name
	Ericameria watsonii; (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
Synonyms
	Aster serenoi Kuntze; Haplopappus watsonii A.Gray; Aplopappus watsonii A.Gray; Aplopappus watsoni A.Gray; Macronema watsonii (A.Gray) Greene;

Ericameria watsonii (Watson's goldenbush)^[3] is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the daisy family. It is native to the States of Nevada, Utah, and Arizona in the southwestern United States.^[4]

Ericameria watsonii is a branching shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall, the stems green when young but become reddish-brown as they get old. Flower heads are yellow, with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in desert scrublands, rocky slopes, and open pine woodlands.^[5]

References

^ Tropicos, Haplopappus watsonii A. Gray
^ The Plant List, Ericameria watsonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom
^ NRCS. "Ericameria watsonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ http://Flora of North America, Ericameria watsonii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom

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[1] Tropicos, Haplopappus watsonii A. Gray

[2] The Plant List, Ericameria watsonii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom

[3] NRCS. "Ericameria watsonii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[4] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[5] ttp://Flora of North America, Ericameria watsonii (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom

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