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Ericameria albida is a North American species of flowering shrub in the daisy family known by the common name white flowered rabbitbrush. It is native to desert regions in the western United States mostly in the Great Basin (Utah, Nevada, and eastern California (Inyo, Mono, and San Bernardino Counties; one report of it in Lassen County is from an urban area). Ericameria albida grows in dry, alkaline plains in desert regions. It is a shrub sometimes reaching a height of 150 cm (5 feet). Leaves are thin and thread-like, up to 35 mm (1. 4 inches) long. The tips of its erect branches hold dense inflorescences of tiny flower heads with creamy white disci florets but no ray florets.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

5 ft Tall

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Color

White, Cream

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 42 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Angelic Sweat Bee

Agapostemon angelicus

Wide-legged Sweat Bee

Agapostemon femoratus

Orange-bellied Sweat Bee

Agapostemon melliventris

Andrena aurihirta