Chrysothamnus
| Chrysothamnus | |
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| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Genus: | Chrysothamnus Nutt. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vanclevea Greene | |
- For other species of rabbitbrush see Ericameria and Lorandersonia
Chrysothamnus (common names include rabbitbrush, rabbitbush, and chamisa) are shrubs in the sunflower family.[2][3] The native distribution is in the arid western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico. It is known for its bright white or yellow flowers in late summer.[1]
Chrysothamnus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora linosyridella, Coleophora viscidiflorella (which have both been recorded on C. viscidiflorus) and Schinia walsinghami.
- Chrysothamnus depressus - dwarf rabbitbrush, longflower rabbitbrush - California Nevada Arizona Utah Colorado New Mexico
- Chrysothamnus eremobius - pintwater rabbitbrush, remote rabbitbrush - Nevada
- Chrysothamnus greenei - Greene's rabbitbrush - California Nevada Arizona Utah Colorado New Mexico Wyoming
- Chrysothamnus humilis - Truckee rabbitbrush - California Nevada Oregon Washington Idaho
- Chrysothamnus molestus - Arizona rabbitbrush - Arizona
- Chrysothamnus scopulorum - Arizona Utah
- Chrysothamnus stylosus - Arizona Utah
- Chrysothamnus vaseyi - Vasey's rabbitbrush - Arizona Utah New Mexico Colorado Wyoming
- Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus - yellow rabbitbrush - British Columbia Washington Oregon California Arizona Nevada Idaho Montana Wyoming Utah Colorado New Mexico South Dakota Nebraska
References
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus Nuttall, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 323. 1840.
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1840. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 323–324. in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Chrysothamnus Nutt.
- ↑ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links
- CalFlora Database: Chrysothamnus (rabbitbrush)
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Chrysothamnus
- USDA Plants Profile for Chrysothamnus (rabbitbrush)
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