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rabbitbrushes
Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus (common names include rabbitbrush, rabbitbush, and chamisa) are shrubs in the sunflower family. 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.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Yellow Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Longflower Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus depressus
Greene's Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus greenei
vanclevea
speciesChrysothamnus stylosus
Spindly goldenbush
speciesChrysothamnus scopulorum
Truckee Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus humilis
Vasey's Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus vaseyi
Arizona Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus molestus
Pintwater Rabbitbrush
speciesChrysothamnus eremobius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57965.