Chrysothamnus depressus

Chrysothamnus depressus called long-flowered rabbitbrush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States, the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.[3] It grows in dry canyons, rocky crevices and similar habitats in the Mohave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, etc.[4][5][6][7]

Chrysothamnus depressus

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysothamnus
Species:
C. depressus
Binomial name
Chrysothamnus depressus
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster depressus (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not Kit. 1864[2]
  • Bigelowia depressa (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Ericameria depressa (Nutt.) L.C.Anderson
  • Linosyris depressa (Nutt.) Torr.

Chrysothamnus depressus is a branching shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces large, dense arrays of small yellow flower heads, each with disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.
  2. The International Plant Names Index
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Long-flowered rabbitbrush. Chrysothamnus depressus Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 19. 1848.
  5. Calflora taxon report, Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. long flowered rabbitbrush, longflower rabbitbrush
  6. "Southwest Colorado Wildflowers". Archived from the original on 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  7. SEINet Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Chrysothamnus depressus Nuttall includes photos and distribution map
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