Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus subsp. axillaris
Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native
Sticky rabbitbrush is a California native shrub found in southern White and Inyo Mountains and northeastern Deserts Mountains in gravelly washes, sagebrush, and pinyon/juniper woodland at elevations of 1,300 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces yellow flowers in compact clusters with involucres that are roughly obconic in shape. Growing with glabrous stems that reach up to a moderate height, it develops delicate, thread-like leaves that are extremely narrow, measuring just 0.5 to 1 millimeter wide. Its leaves are 1 to 3 centimeters long, with slightly ciliate margins, giving the plant a fine, elegant texture. The flowers are small, typically 3 to 4 in number, with pale yellow corollas measuring 3.5 to 4.5 millimeters long.
Habitat: Gravelly washes, sagebrush, pinyon/juniper woodland
Bloom period: Jul-Oct
Elevation: 1300-2000 m
Bioregions: s W&I, ne DMtns
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