Chrysothamnus scopulorum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Chrysothamnus

|species = scopulorum

|authority = (M.E. Jones) Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts & Neubig

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

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  • Bigelowia menziesii var. scopulorum M.E.Jones
  • Haplopappus scopulorum (M.E.Jones) S.F.Blake
  • Haplopappus scopulorum var. hirtellus S.F.Blake
  • Hesperodoria scopulorum (M.E.Jones) Greene
  • Isocoma scopulorum (M.E.Jones) Rydb.

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Chrysothamnus scopulorum, called Grand Canyon glowweed or evening-daisy , is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in northern Arizona and southern Utah.{{cite web|url=http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Chrysothamnus%20scopulorum.png|title=Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map|access-date=July 29, 2020}}

Chrysothamnus scopulorum is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 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 on mountain slopes alongside brush and Ponderosa pine.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066349 Flora of North America, Grand Canyon glowweed or evening-daisy, Chrysothamnus scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts & Neubig][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9311868#page/1658/mode/1up Urbatsch, Lowell Edward, Roberts, Roland P., & Neubig, Kurt Maximilian. 2005. Sida 21(3): 1626-1627]

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