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Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 275, February 238, March 248, April 307, May 298, June 219, July 188, August 191, September 243, October 248, November 319, December 246.
United States10,813
California3,021
Oregon1,041
Utah1,037
Nevada896
Colorado889
Idaho783
Wyoming537
Washington348
Arizona147

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusrabbitbrushes · Chrysothamnus

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