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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.
Shrub
4 - 8 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
White, Yellow
Spring, Summer
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Moderate
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21
Chaparral, Southern Oak Woodland
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Likely
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Adela trigrapha
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Agapostemon angelicus
Wide-legged Sweat Bee
Agapostemon femoratus
Orange-bellied Sweat Bee
Agapostemon melliventris
Prunes
Prunus domestica
Pears
Pyrus communis
Carrots
Daucus carota
Sweet Cherry
Prunus avium