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Ericameria nauseosa (Rubber rabbitbrush)
Wasowski, Sally and Andy

Ericameria nauseosa (Pallas ex Pursh) Nesom & Baird

Rubber rabbitbrush, Gray Rabbitbrush

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus

USDA Symbol: ERNA10

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A shrub with erect, slender, flexible branches covered with dense, felt-like, matted hairs (often overlooked until one scrapes the surface lightly), very narrow leaves, and small yellow heads in dense clusters at ends of stems.

Gray Rabbitbrush is a common and variable species in a genus found mainly in western North America. Some plants are light green, others have silvery hairs. Navajo people obtained a yellow dye from the flower heads.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
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Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , KS , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , NY , OK , OR , SD , TX , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , SK
Native Distribution: From western Canada to California, Texas, and northern Mexico.
Native Habitat: Dry open places with sagebrush, or grassland or open woodland.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), CAN(N)

Value to Beneficial Insects

Special Value to Native Bees

This information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Native Seed Network - Corvallis, OR

Bibliography

Bibref 841 - Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (2006) Burrell, C. C.
Bibref 318 - Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region (2002) Wasowski, S. & A. Wasowski

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Ericameria nauseosa in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ericameria nauseosa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ericameria nauseosa

Metadata

Record Modified: 2009-04-23
Research By: TWC Staff

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