| Common Name |
Rubber Rabbitbrush, Yellow Rabbitbush, |
| Latin Name |
Chrysothamnus nauseosus |
| Family |
Asteraceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
1-3, 10-11 / 7 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
3,000 to 6,000 feet in western U.S. |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam
with low organic
content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
Once per week |
| Height X Width |
3 feet 2 feet, maximum 5 foot X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Grey, evergreen |
| Flowers |
Yellowish green flower, ½ inch long or
smaller, arranged in an umbrella shaped head |
| Bark / Roots |
Twigs are
erect, flexible (rubbery), yellowish-green, and covered with a dense
felt-like covering. The trunk is gray-brown with small cracks. The bark
is fibrous and somewhat shreddy. / Deep roots |
| Maintenance |
None |
| Propagation |
Seed - Suggest sowing the seed in spring in a greenhouse
and only just covering the seed. When they are large enough to handle,
prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in a
greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their
permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last
expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in sand in a
frame. |
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, low maintenance,
background, parkways, specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Moonlight, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Small yellow flowers in summer, cotton tufts in fall,
grey leaves and limbs |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and bees use flowers, important erosion
preventer |
| Native American Uses |
Roots chewed as gum, medicinal |
| Links |
|
| Images and
data |
http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/threadleafrubberrabbitbrush.html |
| Images and
data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysothamnus_nauseosus |
| Images and
data |
http://extension.usu.edu/range/woody/rubberrabbitbrush.htm |
| Images and
data |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/chrysothamnus%20nauseosus.htm |
| Images and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/65435/ |
| Data |
http://www.nps.gov/archive/arch/flowers/families/Common_names/Asteraceae_Chrysothamnus_nauseosus20.htm |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/chrnau/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Chrysothamnus+nauseosus |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Chrysothamnus+nauseosus |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/204.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/37070/ |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CHVIV4 |
