Parry’s rabbitbrush, Parry’s goldenbush
| Botanical Name | Ericameria parryi |
| Common Name | Parry’s rabbitbrush, Parry’s goldenbush |
| Family | Asteraceae - Aster |
| Description | Small, compact, grayish-green bush with long narrow leaves, sometimes spiral. This is the smallest of the Ericameria species. |
| Mature Size | 2 feet tall |
| Bloom | Autumn. Numerous yellow flowers grow in tight clusters. |
| Interesting Facts | This Ericameria species is very similar in appearance to the E. nauseosa, E. vicidiflora, and the E. pulchella, especially the bloom. Its growth is more dwarf and compact. |
| Traditional and Medicinal Uses | As with the other Ericameria species, it is one of the oldest known of the Indigenous yellow dyes. It has been used as the rich yellow color found in native blankets and Spanish-Americans mix guaco with the solution for a yellow paint. A tea was made from the plant to control fever. The white galls, resulting from the sting of a dipterous insect, were strung as beads and hung around babies’ necks to stop drooling |
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Photo for SFBG by Janice Tucker
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