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Ericameria laricifolia is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name turpentine bush, or turpentine-brush. This plant is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert scrub and woodland. This shrub reaches one half to one meter in height, is generally hairless, somewhat hairy, and aromatic. It sometimes has naked stems at the base but the upper branches are densely foliated in needlelike, pointed leaves one to three centimeters long. The many erect branches bear flower clusters of bright golden yellow flower heads, each with many long disc florets and a few ray florets.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Site type

Rocky canyons,

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Birds
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Aseptis susquesa

Sagebrush Girdle Moth

Plataea trilinearia

Schinia argentifascia

Somatolophia ectrapelaria