Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Planting Distance: 3.7 feet

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Yellow Rabbitbrush: Charidryas acastus, Charidryas palla, Chesiadodes cinerea, Chlorochlamys triangularis, Coleophora lynosyridella, Coleophora viscidiflorella, Nemoria darwiniata, Synnoma lynosyrana

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  British Columbia
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.