Rabbitbrush

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title: "Rabbitbrush" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["plant-dyes"] topic_path: "general/plant-dyes" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbitbrush" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Rabbitbrush is a common name for shrubs, principally of the western United States, in three related genera of the family Asteraceae:

  • Chrysothamnus — about seven species in the United States, including Greene's rabbitbrush
  • Ericameria — about six species in the United States, including gray (or rubber) and Parry's rabbitbrush
  • Lorandersonia — about four species in the United States, including Bailey's rabbitbrush and spearleaf rabbitbrush

Taxonomy for these genera has changed recently; previously, the rabbitbrushes in Ericameria and Lorandersonia were included in Chrysothamnus. In each of these genera, not all species are called "rabbitbrush"; most Ericameria, for instance, are called "goldenbush", and only a minority are called "rabbitbrush".

References

References

  1. [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=107019>L.E. Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts, and K.M. Neubig, 2006. ''Chrysothamnus'', in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., ''Flora of North America North of Mexico'', vol. 20. New York and Oxford.]

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