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turpentine bush

Ericameria laricifolia

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 144, February 109, March 127, April 168, May 154, June 75, July 93, August 126, September 83, October 106, November 123, December 117.
Arizona2,426
United States2,039
New Mexico529
California194
Nevada154
Texas142
Utah22
Mexico5
Chihuahua3
Sonora2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgoldenbushes · Ericameria

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