Ericameria nauseosa

(Rubber Rabbitbrush)

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Buds of Ericameria nauseosa, Mesa Co. 2988

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Buds of Ericameria nauseosa,  Mesa County 2994

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Buds of Ericameria nauseosa,  Mesa County 2994

Scientific Name Ericameria nauseosa USDA PLANTS Symbol ERNA10
Common Name Rubber Rabbitbrush, Golden Bush ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 507594
Family Asteraceae (Sunflower) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (3300 to 9500 ft.); dry, rocky soils in open areas; widepread in Colorado.
Plant: Shrubs up to 6+ feet tall; white to green, broom-like flexible stems covered with dense, felt-like hairs.
Leaves: Alternate, narrow linear to filiform, sessile and crowded; blades 3/8 to 2-3/4 inches long; surfaces glabrous to covered with densely matted woolly hairs (tomentose) and often gland-dotted; blades with 3 to 5 veins (nerves).
Inflorescence: Rounded to flat-topped arrays of yellow rayless blossoms each with 4 to 6 disk florets; involucre with 10 to 30 phyllaries of unequal length.
Bloom Period: July to October.
References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and SW Colorado Wildflowers.
Note: There are a number of varieties of E. nauseosa. These images are likely var. graveolens.
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E. nauseosa var. graveloens

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Colorado Status:
Native

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