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Chrysothamnus




  Name ''Chrysothamnus''
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Magnoliopsida
  Ordo Asterales
  Familia Asteraceae
  Genus '''''Chrysothamnus'''''
  Genus Authority Nutt
  Subdivision Ranks Species


For Gray (or Rubber) and Parry's Rabbitbrush see Ericameria

Chrysothamnus, common name '''Rabbitbrush''', is a member of the Asteraceae family. It is a Deciduous shrub, similar to Sagebrush with a native range in the arid western United States and Mexico. It is known for its bright white or yellow flowers in late summer.

''Chrysothamnus'' species are used as food plants by the Larva e of some Lepidoptera species including '' Coleophora Linosyridella '' and '' Coleophora Viscidiflorella '' which have both been recorded on ''C. viscidiflorus''.


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