Asteraceae

Greene's rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus greenei (A.Gray) Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysothamnus

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Greene's rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus greenei) — FlowerPhoto: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Greene's rabbitbrush

Synonyms

Bigelowia greenei A.Gray
Chrysothamnus filifolius Rydb.
Chrysothamnus greenei subsp. filifolius H.M.Hall & Clem.
Chrysothamnus greenei subsp. greenei
Chrysothamnus greenei subsp. typicus H.M.Hall & Clem.
Chrysothamnus greenei var. filifolius (Rydb.) S.F.Blake
Chrysothamnus greenei var. greenei
Chrysothamnus laricinus Greene
Chrysothamnus scoparius Rydb.
Ericameria filifolia (Rydb.) L.C.Anderson

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bobby McCabe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.