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Ericameria suffruticosa (common name - Singlehead goldenbush) is a subshrub to shrub in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana). "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike". :120Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall. :120 It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed. :120 One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk. :120 The species grows from 8,000 to 12,000 feet (2,400 to 3,700 m) in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities. :120Ericameria suffruticosa is a subshrub to shrub 6 to 16 inches (15 to 41 cm) tall. :120 It has sticky, small, gray-green leaves that are wavy at the edges and highly aromatic when crushed. :120 One plant can produce several yellow flower heads with irregular structure, having its few disk flowers pointing in all directions, and 1-6 ray flowers haphazardly placed around the disk. :120 The species grows from 8,000 to 12,000 feet (2,400 to 3,700 m) in elevation on rocky flats, ledges, and exposed ridges in mountain and alpine plant communities. :120

Plant type

Shrub

Size

6 - 16 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Alpine Fell-Fields, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

Aseptis susquesa

Digrammia pictipennata

Sagebrush Girdle Moth

Plataea trilinearia