Rabbitbrush Goldenweed, Rabbitbrush, Heath Goldenrod
Ericameria bloomeri
Synonyms: Haplopappus bloomeri, Haplopappus bloomeri var. angustatus, Haplopappus bloomeri var. bloomeri, Haplopappus bloomeri var. sonnei
Rabbitbrush goldenweed in bloom in the Pole Creek Burn of 2012 along the Park Meadows Trail #4107 west of Whychus Creek, Three Sisters Wilderness......August 22, 2021.
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These photos show a bumblebee visiting
rabbitbrush goldenweed at right and a close-up view of the
narrow involucral bracts as seen along Road #82 between Roads #190 and #200 at
the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........August 25, 2005.
The photo above shows several branches of rabbitbrush
goldenweed. This attractive shrub was photographed at about 6700' on the Ridge
of Wonders on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 12, 2006.
The photo above shows the upper stem, leaves
and flower heads of rabbitbrsh goldenweed. Photographed on the south-facing
slopes of the Ridge of Wonders immediately west of Little Mt. Adams........September
8, 2001.
The photo above shows a close-up of a stem
leaf of rabbitbrush goldenweed. It is much longer and narrower than the leaf
of E. greenei. The similar E. viscidiflora (green rabbitbrush)
has similar to broader leaves that are twisted. Photographed on the south-facing
slopes of the Ridge of Wonders immediately west of Little Mt. Adams........September
8, 2001.
The photo above shows a relatively large rabbitbrush
goldenweed as seen along Road #82 between Roads #190 and #200 at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams..........August 25, 2005. This specimen is well over
one meter broad. Many plants of this species on Mt. Adams are only 30-50 cm
wide. Rabbitbrush goldenweed would make an attractive plant for the rock garden
or dry, open forest in the area around Trout Lake, Glenwood and BZ Corners.
The photo above shows a nice-sized, densely-branched
clump of rabbitbrush goldenweed as seen as seen at about 6800' on the Ridge
of Wonders........August 12, 2006. Sulphur flower (Eriogonum
umbellatum var. umbellatum) can be seen peaking out from its left
edge.)
Rabbitbrush goldenweed as seen on rocky, sandy slopes on the Ridge of Wonders on the southeastern slopes of Mount Adams........August 13, 2012.
Paul Slichter