
Ericameria cooperi, or Cooper's goldenbush, is a North American species of shrubs that grows in the desert regions of southern Nevada, southern and eastern California, and Baja California. It is in the goldenbush genus in the (sunflower family).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Cooper's Goldenbush being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ericameria teretifolia
- Ericameria laricifolia
- Ericameria brachylepis
- Tetradymia glabrata
- Chrysothamnus greenei
- Ericameria nana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Ericameria
- Species
- Ericameria cooperi
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