[Goldenweeds and Rabbitbrush: The Genus Ericameria East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Shrubby goldenweed as seen along the North Loop Road at the Steens Mountain at a point about one and one-half miles below the Kiger Gorge Overlook Road................September 1, 2011.

Shrubby goldenweed as seen along the North Loop Road at the Steens Mountain at a point about one and one-half miles below the Kiger Gorge Overlook Road............September 1, 2011. These plants are fairly glandular, have wavy or curled leaf margins and involucres that are about 9-10 mm long with long, narrow bracts, the outer bracts longer than the inner. Note the single flower heads. Shrubby goldenweed generally has a single flower head, or at most, two or three at the tips of the branches. The similar Greene's goldenweed has multiple flower heads in its inflorescence.

Shrubby goldenweed as seen along the North Loop Road on the Steens Mountain about 2 miles above Jackman Park..........August 31, 2011.