Asteraceae
California goldenbush
Ericameria ericoides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ericameria
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Common names
By language (1)
- 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
Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.