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Asteraceae

Rubber rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa (Pursh) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ericameria

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Rubber rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus nauseosus Description: Gray Rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus nauseosus , foliage and flowers Viewpoint location: Oregon Highway 66 about 10 km east of E
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Common names

By language (4)
Chinese
一枝黃
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Oévêheséeo'ôtse
English
Rubber rabbitbrush, Gray or Common Rabbit-brush, Common rabbit-brush, Gray rabbit-brush
nv
Kʼiiłtsoii

Synonyms

  • Bigelowia nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) M.E.Jones
  • Bigelowia nauseosa var. nauseosa
  • Chondrophora nauseosa (Pall. ex Pursh) Britton
  • Chondrophora nauseosa var. nauseosa
  • Chrysocoma nauseosa Pall.
  • Chrysocoma nauseosa Pall. ex Pursh
  • Chrysothamnus californicus Greene
  • Chrysothamnus collinus Greene
  • Chrysothamnus concolor Rydb.
  • Chrysothamnus frigidus Greene
  • Chrysothamnus frigidus var. concolor A.Nelson
  • Chrysothamnus nauseosus (Pall. ex Pursh) Britton
  • Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. californicus H.M.Hall
  • Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. macrophyllus J.T.Howell
  • Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. viridulus H.M.Hall
  • Chrysothamnus pallidus A.Nelson
  • Chrysothamnus plattensis Greene
  • Ericameria nauseosa subsp. nauseosa

Characteristics

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

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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.