Ericameria ericoides, known by the common names California goldenbush, mock heather, and California heathgoldenrod, is a species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the sand dunes and coastal hills between the northern San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles area.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria ericoides (Less.) Jepson, California goldenbush, mock heather
Description
Ericameria ericoides is a shrub that rarely approaches a maximum height of . It is densely foliated with comblike fans of small cylindrical leaves up to a centimeter long.
Its small erect branches are topped with inflorescences of small golden yellow flower heads, each with several disc florets and a few ray florets.Flora of North America, California goldenbush, heather goldenweed, Ericameria ericoides (Lessing) Jepson
References
External links
Jepson Manual Treatment of Ericameria ericoides United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Ericameria ericoides Ericameria ericoides— Calphoto Photo gallery, University of California