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Asteraceae

Dwarf goldenbush

Ericameria nana Nutt.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ericameria

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Dwarf goldenbush: Ericameria nana at the south end of Indian Ridge, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Dwarf goldenbush

Synonyms

  • Aster resinotus Kuntze
  • Chrysoma nana Greene
  • Chrysothamnus nanus Howell
  • Haplopappus nanus var. nanus

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.