Chrysothamnus vaseyi, called Vasey's rabbitbrush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found in Utah, Colorado, northern New Mexico, southern Wyoming, northern Arizona (Navajo County) and eastern Nevada (White Pine County).[2]

Chrysothamnus vaseyi

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysothamnus
Species:
C. vaseyi
Binomial name
Chrysothamnus vaseyi
(A.Gray) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Aster vaseyi (A.Gray) Kuntze
  • Bigelowia vaseyi A.Gray
  • Chrysothamnus bakeri Greene
  • Ericameria vaseyi (A.Gray) L.C.Anderson

Chrysothamnus vaseyi is a branching shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall with tan or gray bark, becoming flaky as it gets old. It has many small, yellow flower heads clumped into dense arrays. The species grows in open woodlands alongside pine and oak.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List, Chrysothamnus vaseyi (A.Gray) Greene
  2. ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Vasey’s rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus vaseyi (A. Gray) Greene
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