Taxon Report

Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson

white-flowered rabbitbrush

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Taxon Summary

Ericameria albida, commonly known as white-flowered rabbitbrush, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Asteraceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Chenopod scrub, Meadows and seeps, and Playas, growing at elevations from 300 to 1950 meters. Ericameria albida is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Ericameria albida (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) L.C. Anderson
Common Name:	white-flowered rabbitbrush
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST2C010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:	Chrysothamnus albidus (M.E. Jones ex A. Gray) Greene

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Jun-Nov	Jun-Nov
Elevation:	300-1950 (985-6400)
General Habitats:	Chenopod scrub, Meadows and seeps, Playas
Microhabitat:	Alkaline (sometimes)
Microhabitat Details:	sometimes saline

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S3
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Mono (MNO), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Pine (3711823), Bole Spring (3611633), Chidago Canyon (3711854), Death Valley Junction (3611634), Fish Slough (3711844), Lone Butte (3511765), Lower Warm Springs (3611777), Scottys Castle (3711713), Shoshone (3511683), Ubehebe Crater (3711714)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Threatened by hydrological changes, and possibly by vehicles and non-native plants. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 17:209 (1882) for original description and Great Basin Naturalist 55(1): 86 (1995) for revised nomenclature.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 31 March 2025].