Yellow Rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (Hook.) Nutt. - Aster familySize
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
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.