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Ericameria cuneata is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name cliff goldenbush. This plant is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows on cliffs, mountainsides, and rocky hillsides. It is a small, hairy shrub reaching anywhere from ten centimeters to nearly a meter in height. Its wavy-edged leaves are rounded and oval-shaped, often with visible resin glands, and up to 2 and a half centimeters long. Atop each of the many erect branches is an flower cluster of several golden yellow flower heads, each with few or up to 70 disc florets and sometimes a few short ray florets.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

4 - 40 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Winter, Summer, Fall

Special uses

Groundcover

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Site type

Rocky outcrops, cliffs and slopes

Plant communities

Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Yellow Pine Forest

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 13 likely

Confirmed Likely

Aristotelia argentifera

Aseptis susquesa

Digrammia pictipennata