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Useful Temperate Plants

Ericameria parishii

H.M.Hall

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Aster parishii Kuntze

Bigelowia parishii Greene

Chrysoma parishii Greene

Haplopappus arborescens parishii (Greene) Moran

Haplopappus arborescens peninsularis Moran

Haplopappus parishii S.F.Blake

Common Name: Heath Goldenrod

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General Information

Ericameria parishii is a densely leafy, erect, evergreen shrub that can grow around 100 - 250cm tall with a crown around 120cm wide[
2138
Title
The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agriculture Handbook 727
Publication
 
Author
Bonner F.T. & Karrfalt R.P. (Editors)
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington DC
Year
2008
ISBN
978-84-491-1472-4
Description
Comprehensive information on the seeds and germination of 236 genera of woody plants gtowing in the USA.
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It can be planted to control erosion on dry slopes.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

71
Title
A California Flora.
Publication
 
Author
Munz P.A. & Keck D.D.
Publisher
University of California Press; Los Angeles
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.
,
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

Range

South-western N. America - California, northwest Mexico.

Habitat

Outwash fans and exposed hillsides, 450 - 2100 metres[
71
Title
A California Flora.
Publication
 
Author
Munz P.A. & Keck D.D.
Publisher
University of California Press; Los Angeles
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.
]. Dry hillsides in chaparral and open forests, often increasing in frequency after fires, at elevations from 400 - 2,200 metres[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *
Medicinal Rating *
Other Uses Rating *  *
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Height2.00 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


Succeeds in ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[
1
Title
RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
Publication
 
Author
F. Chittendon.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1951
ISBN
-
Description
Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
]. Requires a well-drained deep gritty or gravelly soil, preferably of low fertility[
200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
].
The plant can flower and bear seeds at 2 years of age and then produces seeds each year thereafter[
2138
Title
The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agriculture Handbook 727
Publication
 
Author
Bonner F.T. & Karrfalt R.P. (Editors)
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington DC
Year
2008
ISBN
978-84-491-1472-4
Description
Comprehensive information on the seeds and germination of 236 genera of woody plants gtowing in the USA.
].

Edible Uses

Seed[
161
Title
Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
Publication
 
Author
Yanovsky. E.
Publisher
U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Year
 
ISBN
-
Description
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
,
177
Title
Plants for Human Consumption.
Publication
 
Author
Kunkel. G.
Publisher
Koeltz Scientific Books
Year
1984
ISBN
3874292169
Description
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
,
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
]. No more details are given, but the seed is rather small, around 2mm long with around 3,600 seeds weighing 1 gramme[
2138
Title
The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agriculture Handbook 727
Publication
 
Author
Bonner F.T. & Karrfalt R.P. (Editors)
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington DC
Year
2008
ISBN
978-84-491-1472-4
Description
Comprehensive information on the seeds and germination of 236 genera of woody plants gtowing in the USA.
].

Medicinal

The plant has been used for medical purposes, but the details are not known[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
].

Agroforestry Uses:

A useful plant within its native range for the control of erosion on dry slopes[
2138
Title
The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agriculture Handbook 727
Publication
 
Author
Bonner F.T. & Karrfalt R.P. (Editors)
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington DC
Year
2008
ISBN
978-84-491-1472-4
Description
Comprehensive information on the seeds and germination of 236 genera of woody plants gtowing in the USA.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse, only just covering the seed. Germination usually takes place in a few days, though there is often a high percentage of non-viable seeds[
2138
Title
The Woody Plant Seed Manual. Agriculture Handbook 727
Publication
 
Author
Bonner F.T. & Karrfalt R.P. (Editors)
Publisher
USDA Forest Service; Washington DC
Year
2008
ISBN
978-84-491-1472-4
Description
Comprehensive information on the seeds and germination of 236 genera of woody plants gtowing in the USA.
]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cuttings of half-ripe wood, mid summer in a frame.
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