Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird
common rabbit-brush
Asteraceae (Aster family)

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Brian Klinkenberg     (Photo ID #21717)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Ericameria nauseosa
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC

Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa

Species Information

General:
Perennial shrub; stems much branched, densely woolly, 0.5-1.3 (2.0) m tall.
Leaves:
Threadlike to linear-lanceolate, 1-7 cm long, 1-4 mm wide, 1-3 nerved, grey- to white-woolly.
Flowers:
Heads discoid, numerous in a compact terminal cluster; involucres 7-13 mm tall; involucral bracts 20-25, strongly graduated, obtuse or abruptly sharp-pointed, mostly linear-lanceolate to lanceolate; more or less woolly; disk flowers usually 5, 8-13 mm long, yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes appressed, short-hairy; pappus whitish, of numerous hairlike bristles.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Ericameria nauseosa

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information
Value / Class

Avg

Min

Max

Elevation (metres)
685 184 1772
Slope Gradient (%)
30 0 170

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

199 0 360
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
2 0 7
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
C
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
818
Modal BEC Zone Class
BG

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

BG(429), IDF(191), MS(1), PP(173)

Habitat and Range

Currently not available.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pallas) Britton