Southwestern Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus pulchellus)

   

Left: Overview of Southwestern Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus pulchellus v. baileyi), near Pilar, Taos Co., NM. Right: Flowers (Chrysothamnus pulchellus ssp. pulchellus), Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, Centennial Museum, University of Texas at El Paso. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

Left: Flower heads (Chrysothamnus pulchellus v. baileyi), near Pilar, Taos Co., NM. Right: Flowers and foliage of Chrysothamnus pulchellus ssp. pulchellus, Chihuahuan Desert Gardens.

• Common English Names: Southwestern Rabbitbrush
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Chrysothamnus pulchellus (Gray) Greene (cris-oh-THAM-nus pul-KEL-lus)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Southern Utah, northern Arizona, to southwestern Kansas, south through New Mexico to far western Texas, northern Coahuila, and Chihuahua, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Densely branching shrub to 4' high.
• Remarks: Green, glabrous, linear to narrowly lance shaped leaves on a densely branching shrub with rayless pale yellow flower heads in fall. Usually found on dunes or deep sandy soils.

Last Update: 18 Aug 2013