Ericameria parishii, or Parish's rabbitbrush, is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Distribution The plant is native to southern Southern California in the United States and to the State of Baja California in Mexico.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H.M. Hall 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.Calflora: Distribution map
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 parishiiBlake, 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 Flora of North America, Ericameria parishii (Greene) H. M. Hall Ericameria parishii var. parishii - northern Baja California; California 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.
References
External links 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