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Singlehead Goldenbush

Ericameria suffruticosa

Status
native
Bees
3 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Ericameria suffruticosa, the singlehead goldenbush, is a subshrub to shrub in the family Asteraceae found in the western United States (California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana). "Suffruticosa" means "shrublike".

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60 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Rabbitbrush Stem Gall Moth 1
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Osmia montana 3
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Cotton-gall Tephritid, Cotton-gall Midge, Rosette Bud Gall Midge, Bubble-gall Tephritid 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Colorado Black-notched Bumble Bee, Forest Bumble Bee, Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee, Vancouver Bumble Bee 50

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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