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Asteraceae

California goldenbush

Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Nutt. ex Jeps.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ericameria

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California goldenbush: Ericameria ericoides in the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
California goldenbush

Synonyms

  • Aster ericina Kuntze
  • Chrysoma ericoides Greene
  • Diplopappus ericoides Less.
  • Ericameria ericoides f. blakei (C.B.Wolf) Hoover
  • Ericameria ericoides f. ericoides
  • Ericameria ericoides var. ericoides
  • Ericameria microphylla Nutt.
  • Haplopappus ericoides (Less.) Hook. & Arn.
  • Haplopappus ericoides (Less.) DC.
  • Haplopappus ericoides subsp. blakei C.B.Wolf
  • Haplopappus ericoides subsp. ericoides

Characteristics

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

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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.