Ericameria Parishii
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''Ericameria parishii'', or Parish's rabbitbrush, is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family
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Distribution

The plant is native to southern
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in the United States and to the State of Baja California in Mexico.Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Ericameria parishii'' (Greene) H.M. Hall
/ref> It is found in the San Gabriel Mountains, Verdugo Mountains, eastern Santa Monica Mountains, and San Bernardino Mountains of the Transverse Ranges; and in the Peninsular Ranges.


Description

''Ericameria parishii'' is a shrub or small tree up to tall. It has lance-shaped leaves up to 2 inches (5 cm) long. One plant can produce many small flower heads, each with up to 12 golden yellow disc florets but no ray florets.Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(5): 62–63
description in English, as ''Bigelovia parishii''
Blake, Sydney Fay. 1926. in Paul Carpenter Standley, Trees and Shrubs of Mexico, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 23(5): 1491
description in English, as ''Aplopappus parishii''


Varieties

Varieties include:The Plant List, ''Ericameria parishii'' (Greene) H.M.Hall
/ref>Flora of North America, ''Ericameria parishii'' (Greene) H. M. Hall
/ref> *''Ericameria parishii'' var. ''parishii'' - northern Baja California;
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in the mountains from San Diego County north to eastern Ventura County and southwestern San Bernardino County *''Ericameria parishii'' var. ''peninsularis'' (Moran) G.L.Nesom — Peninsular Ranges of northern Baja California state.


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Calflora Database: ''Ericameria parishii'' (Parish's rabbitbrush)Jepson eFlora treatment of ''Ericameria parishii'' var. ''parishii''Photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in California in 1881, isotype of ''Bigelovia parishii/Ericameria parishii''UC Photos gallery: ''Ericameria parishii''UC Photos gallery: ''Ericameria parishii'' var. ''parishii''
parishii Flora of Baja California Flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Plants described in 1882 Taxa named by Asa Gray Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Astereae-stub