Chrysothamnus greenei

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Chrysothamnus

|species = greenei

|authority = (A.Gray) Greene

|synonyms_ref = [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/gcc-102503 The Plant List, Chrysothamnus greenei (A.Gray) Greene ]

|synonyms =

  • Bigelowia greenei A.Gray
  • Chrysothamnus filifolius Rydb.
  • Chrysothamnus laricinus Greene
  • Chrysothamnus scoparius Rydb.
  • Ericameria filifolia (Rydb.) L.C.Anderson

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Chrysothamnus greenei, called Greene's rabbitbrush , is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found in eastern California (Mono + Inyo Counties), Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and southern Wyoming (Sweetwater County).{{cite web|url=http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Chrysothamnus%20greenei.png|title=Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map|access-date=July 29, 2020}}

Chrysothamnus greenei is a branching shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall with gray bark. It has many small, yellow flower heads clumped into dense arrays. The species grows in sandy locations in desert regions.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066349 Flora of North America, Greene’s rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus greenei (A. Gray) Greene]

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