Ericameria ophitidis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ericameria ophitidis (J. T. Howell) G. L. Nesom

Serpentine goldenbush, Serpentine macronema

Ericameria ophitidis is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Haplopappus ophitidis

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~93 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Ericameria
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 5.5 - strict endemic

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Haplopappus bloomeri var. ophitidis
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Haplopappus ophitidis

Information about Ericameria ophitidis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EROP2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/03/2025).