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Asteraceae

Whitestem goldenbush

Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ericameria

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Whitestem goldenbush: Ericameria discoidea in Emigrant Wilderness, California, USA.
Photo: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Whitestem goldenbush

Synonyms

  • Aster macronema Kuntze
  • Bigelowia macronema M.E.Jones
  • Haplopappus macronema A.Gray
  • Haplopappus macronema subsp. macronema
  • Haplopappus macronema var. macronema
  • Haplopappus macronema var. typicus H.M.Hall

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.