Pinebush, Ericameria pinifolia

About Pinebush (Ericameria pinifolia) 4 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Ericameria pinifolia is a species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name pinebush. This plant is endemic to southern California where it is found in scrub and chaparral from the inland foothills to the deserts. This is a green, hairless shrub reaching maximum heights of one half to two meters. It is covered in clustered needlelike leaves each one to four centimeters long which at first glance look like very young pine needles. The leaves are more fleshy than true needles and the plant is not related to the pines. Atop each of the many erect branches is an flower cluster of small whitish flower heads. The plant blooms twice per year, producing single-head flower clusters in the spring and flower clusters with many smaller heads in the fall. The fruit is an achene with a bright white, red, or tan pappus.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

4 - 8 ft tall

Form

Upright

Growth Rate

Slow

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Flowering Season

Spring, Summer

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 11 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne pallaChlosyne palla

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Plagiomimicus tepperiPlagiomimicus tepperi

Tetracis formosaTetracis formosa

Schinia albafasciaSchinia albafascia

Aristotelia argentiferaAristotelia argentifera

Schinia argentifasciaSchinia argentifascia

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part Shade

Nurseries

Carried by 4

Ease of Care

Moderately Easy

Soil Description

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Common uses

Hedges, Bird Gardens

Sunset Zones?

7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21

Natural Setting

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 3.5" - 64.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 2.95", Coldest Month: 32.1" - 59.4", Hottest Month: 58.1" - 88.2", Humidity: 0.97" - 39.26", Elevation: -24" - 7419"

Alternative Names

Common Names: Pine-bush

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Pinebush

Ericameria pinifolia

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