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Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila

Ericameria nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) G.L. Nesom & Baird var. oreophila (A. Nelson) G.L. Nesom & Baird

Rubber Rabbitbrush, Great Basin Rabbitbrush

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. pinifolius, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta

USDA Symbol: ERNAO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis var. oreophila on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Size Notes: Up to about 8 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: No ray florets present, only disc florets.

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , NY , OR , UT , WY

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-20
Research By: CBR

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