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Ericameria nauseosa

Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa

common rabbit-brush

rubber rabbitbrush
Habit Broad shrubs up to 2 m. tall, the twigs flexible and covered with a felt-like layer of white hairs.
Leaves

Leaves 2-7 cm. long and 0.5-3 mm. wide, 1-3 nerved, usually white-woolly.

Flowers

Heads in terminal, rounded clusters;

involucre 6-13 mm. high, narrow, its bracts 20-25, imbricate, papery;

flowers all tubular, 6.5-11 mm. long, yellow.

Fruits

Achenes usually pubescent.

Ericameria nauseosa

Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa
Flowering time August-September July-September
Habitat Dry, open areas from the plains to moderate elevations in the mountains. From sagebrush plains to middle elevations.
Distribution
Chiefly east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southcentral British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin Native Native
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
E. bloomeri, E. greenei, E. resinosa
E. nauseosa var. nana
Subordinate taxa
E. nauseosa var. nana, E. nauseosa var. speciosa
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