Ericameria obovata (Rydb.) G. L. Nesom

Plants 20–40 cm. Stems erect to ascending, green, becoming tan, branched, stipitate-glandular. Leaves ascending; blades obovate to spatulate (flat), 10–30 × 4–12 mm, midnerves evident (1–2 collateral nerves sometimes present, abaxial reticulum of secondary veins often evident), (margins often undulate) apices obtuse, apiculate, faces densely stipitate-glandular; axillary fascicules usually absent. Heads in cymiform to racemiform arrays (1–3 cm wide). Peduncles 1–7 mm (stipitate-glandular). Involucres obconic, 6–8 × 4–7 mm. Phyllaries 22–28 in 4–6 series, tan, ovate to elliptic, 1–6 × 0.5–1.2 mm, strongly unequal, mostly chartaceous, midnerves evident, (margins narrowly membranous, entire or minutely lacerate) apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces mostly stipitate-glandular, resinous. Ray florets 4–9; laminae elliptic, 3.5–6 × 1.2–1.8 mm. Disc florets 9–15; corollas 6.2–6.8 mm. Cypselae tan to reddish brown, columnar, 3.5–4.5 mm [ribs unknown], villous; pappi tan, 4–5.5 mm. 2n = 36.

Macronema obovatum Rydberg, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 27: 618. 1900; Haplopappus rydbergii S. F. Blake; H. watsonii A. Gray var. rydbergii (S. F. Blake) S. L. Welsh

Ericameria obovata, or Rydberg's goldenbush, is a North American species of flowering shrubs in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of Utah in the western United States.

Ericameria obovata is a shrub up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has obovate to spatulate leaves up to 30 mm (1.2 inches) long. Flower heads are yellow, usually in clumps of 2 or 3, each head containing both disc florets and ray florets.

Ericameria obovata là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được (Rydb.) G.L.Nesom mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1990.