Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Ericameria arborescens is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name goldenfleece. This plant is native to California and Oregon where it is a resident of chaparral communities and open woodlands. This is a resinous, hairy shrub exceeding two meters in maximum height. It has many erect branches covered in very thin, needlelike to lance-shaped leaves between 3 and 6 centimeters long. Atop each stem is an flower cluster of many bright golden flowers, each a rounded bunch of disc florets about half a centimeter wide. This plant is adapted to ecosystems prone to wildfire.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

7 - 10 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Sunset Zones

7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

Open areas

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 10 likely

Confirmed Likely

Aristotelia argentifera

Aseptis susquesa

Digrammia pictipennata