About Ericameria bloomeri (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.
Ericameria bloomeri, commonly called Bloomer's rabbitbush and Bloomer's goldenbush, is a species of flowering shrub belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to mountain habitats of western North America, ranging from British Columbia in Canada south to California in the United States, and also occurs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada. It may have been completely extirpated from Canada. This species grows in coniferous forests. It is a small shrub that reaches a maximum height of around 50 centimeters, or 20 inches. Its foliage is made up of threadlike to slightly oval leaves that are a few centimeters long. The plant may be glandular, resinous, slightly woolly, or hairless. Each of its many erect branches ends in an inflorescence that holds golden yellow flower heads. Each flower head is one centimeter wide, with up to 14 disc florets; some heads also have up to 5 ray florets, while others have no ray florets at all. The dense inflorescence bears resin glands and some woolly fibers.
