Ericameria gilmanii

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Ericameria gilmanii
File:Gilman's Goldenbush imported from iNaturalist photo 92978209 on 29 October 2024.jpg
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ericameria
Species:
E. gilmanii
Binomial name
Ericameria gilmanii
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster macronema (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia macronema (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
  • Haplopappus macronema (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Macronema discoidea Nutt.

Ericameria gilmanii is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known by the common names Gilman's ericameria,[3] Gilman's goldenbush,[4] Gilman goldenweed,[1] and whiteflower goldenbush.[5] It is endemic to California, where it has been found in and east of the southern Sierra Nevada, in Inyo County and on Owens Peak in northeastern Kern County.[6] It is a poorly known plant. There are six known populations, but only one has been observed in the last 20 years.[1] Updating as of 2023, several observations of at least two populations have been observed since 2011. Ericameria gilmanii is a shrub growing up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall.[5] The foliage is aromatic.[3] The leaves are up to 1.2 centimeters (0.5 inches) long, curved backward, and glandular and resinous. The inflorescence is generally a single flower head, or sometimes more than one. The head has a bell-shaped base with curving phyllaries which are green to tan. The head contains a few white ray florets and has white disc florets at the center. The fruit is a hairy achene which is roughly a centimeter long including its pappus.[5] Ericameria gilmanii grows in forests. The one known population is on United States Forest Service land. Other occurrences presumed to still exist are also on federal land.[1]

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