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Ericameria cooperi (Cooper's goldenbush) is a North American species of shrubs that grows in the desert regions of southern Nevada, southern and eastern California, and Baja California. It is in the goldenbush genus in the (sunflower family). Ericameria cooperi is a shrub. Leaves are long and narrow, sometimes thread-like, without hairs. One plant can produce several flower heads in a flat-topped array, each head containing 6-7 disc florets but no ray florets.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Site type

Rocky slopes, valleys

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 12 likely

Confirmed Likely

Aristotelia argentifera

Aseptis susquesa

Digrammia pictipennata