JMMS BioBlitz 2014 - Shrubs

Baccharis salicifolia is a blooming shrub native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico, as well as parts of South America. Its usual common name is mule fat; it is also called seepwillow or water-wally. This is a large bush with sticky foliage which bears plentiful small, fuzzy, pink or red-tinged white flowers which are highly attractive to butterflies. The long pointed leaves may be toothed. It is most common near water... less ↑

The monotypic plant genus Eastwoodia contains the single species Eastwoodia elegans, a flower known by the common name yellow mock aster or yellow aster. It is endemic to California. It is a shrub which sends up several erect stems, each bearing a rounded, bright yellow flower. The stems have a shreddy bark and small leaves. This plant is found only on the grasslands and hillsides of central California, from the Bay Area south to the Tehachapis. less ↑

Ericameria is a genus of shrubs in the Asteraceae or daisy family known by the common names goldenbush, rabbitbrush, turpentine bush, and rabbitbush. They are distributed in the arid western United States and northern Mexico. Bright yellow flowers adorn the plants in late summer. Ericameria nauseosa, (synonym Chrysothamnus nauseosus), is known for its production of latex. less ↑