




Ericameria ericoides
The California Goldenbush is a bright yellow flowering shrub that grows in sunny places. It helps attract butterflies and bees, making gardens more colorful and lively!
Habitat: Desert
The California Goldenbush is a dense, mounding shrub adorned with a profusion of bright golden-yellow flower clusters, particularly in late summer and fall. Its small, resinous, needle-like leaves give it a distinctive texture, contrasting with the vibrant blooms.





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Danger
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Ancient people sometimes used its sticky resin for glue or medicine.
Even without much rain, this tough plant keeps its green leaves all year!
Its tiny flowers cluster into showy golden displays, making hillsides glow!
Many tiny insects and spiders find perfect homes within its dense branches.
California Goldenbush has tiny, sticky leaves that drastically reduce water loss, helping it thrive in dry, sunny environments.
After a wildfire, this resilient plant can quickly resprout from its base, bringing life back to scorched lands.
Its strong, widespread roots anchor loose soil on slopes, preventing erosion and protecting landscapes from washing away.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen
Bombus vosnesenskii
visits flowers for nectar and pollen
Syrphus ribesii
feeds on nectar and pollen

Sylvilagus audubonii
occasionally browses leaves and stems
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
A shrub is a woody plant smaller than a tree, typically with multiple stems branching from or near the ground.
Summer blooming plants produce their flowers during the summer season, often providing vibrant color when many other plants have finished.
Evergreen plants retain their foliage throughout the year, never shedding all their leaves at once.
Drought-tolerant plants can survive and flourish in conditions with limited water availability.
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Desert habitats are arid regions characterized by extremely low precipitation and often extreme temperatures, supporting specialized flora and fauna.
This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind.
Describes a species whose presence and role have a disproportionately large effect on its environment.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
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50-150 cm
50-150 cm
0.5-1 cm
Late summer to fall
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Perennial
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