About Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom, commonly called whitestem goldenbush or sharp-scale goldenweed, is a species of flowering shrub in the Asteraceae plant family. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, and Montana. This species grows as clumpy thickets on rocky slopes. It is a small shrub, reaching a maximum height of 40 centimeters, or 16 inches. It produces many erect branches covered with oval-shaped leaves. The leaves are coated in dense white woolly fibers and tiny stalked resin glands. Each short branch is topped with an inflorescence holding many flower heads. Each flower head is packed with up to 70 disc florets that bloom golden yellow and wilt to a rusty orange; there are no ray florets.
