Ericameria albida is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name white flowered rabbitbrush. It is native to desert regions in the western United States mostly in the Great Basin (Utah, Nevada,Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map and eastern California (Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties; one report of it in Lassen County is from an urban area).Calflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson white flowered rabbitbrushIntermountain Herbarium Network, Ericameria albida (M.E.Jones ex A.Gray) L.C.Anderson description, distribution map, photos of herbarium specimens
Ericameria albida grows in dry, alkaline plains in desert regions. It is a shrub sometimes reaching a height of . Leaves are thin and thread-like, up to long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with creamy white disci florets but no ray florets.Flora of North America, Whiteflower rabbitbrush, Ericameria albida (M. E. Jones ex A. Gray) L. C. Anderson, Great Basin Naturalist. 55: 86. 1995.
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