| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ericameria discoidea (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytologia 68: 153 (1990) |
| Native Range | w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-3800m |
| Description | aromatic, branches thick, white tomentose, leaves oblong or oblanceolate, 1-3cm, intensely glandular, capitula 1-several on each branchlet, ligules absent |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aster macronema (A.Gray) Kuntze Bigelowia macronema (A.Gray) M.E.Jones Haplopappus macronema A.Gray Haplopappus macronema ssp. typicus H.M.Hall Macronema discoideum Nutt. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |