Ericameria laricifolia

Ericameria laricifolia is a North American species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae known by the common name turpentine bush, or turpentine-brush. It is native to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, southwestern Utah, southern Nevada, southeastern California) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).^[5][6]

Ericameria laricifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ericameria
Species:	E. laricifolia
Binomial name
Ericameria laricifolia (A.Gray) Shinners
Synonyms[1]
Aster laricifolius (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not(Hook.f.) F.Muell. 1865 Aster laricifolia (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not(Hook.f.) F.Muell. 1865[2] Bigelowia nelsonii Fernald Chrysocoma laricifolia (A.Gray) Greene Chrysoma laricifolia (A.Gray) Greene Ericameria nelsonii (Fernald) S.F.Blake Haplopappus laricifolius A.Gray Aplopappus laricifolius A.Gray[3][4]

Ericameria laricifolia grows in desert scrub and woodlands. It is a shrub reaching 50–100 cm (20-40 inches) in height, is generally hairless, somewhat glandular, and aromatic. It sometimes has naked stems at the base but the upper branches are densely foliated in needlelike, pointed leaves one to three centimeters (0.4-1.2 inches) long. The many erect branches bear inflorescences of bright golden yellow flower heads, each with up to 16 long disc florets and as many as 6 ray florets.^[7]