Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Ericameria cuneata (Gray) McClatchie var. spathulata (Gray) H.M. Hall
(Cliff Heathgoldenrod, Cliff Goldenbush)
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bigelovia spathulata Gray
Haplopappus cuneatus Gray var. spathulatus (Gray) Blake
Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata is a cliff-dwelling branched shrub found growing out of cracks of rocks at lower elevation. The leaves are small and obovate. The leaves are glandular punctate, visible without magnification. The inflorescence is discoid and yellow.
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Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Rd., Oct. 5, 2007
Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Rd., Oct. 5, 2007
Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Rd., Oct. 5, 2007
Ericameria cuneata var. spathulata, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Deming Gustafson, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Rd., Oct. 5, 2007
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