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species 9,109 observations

Yellow Rabbitbrush

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Status
native
Bees
20 specialists raised on its pollen
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

125 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Sagebrush Checkerspot, Northern Checkerspot, Ipsilon Dart Moth, Corn Earworm Moth 15
  • Specialist bees Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it Oblique Longhorn Bee, Parallel Leafcutter Bee, Horn-faced Leafcutter Bee, Small Long-horned Bee 20
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Aciurina idahoensis, Cotton-gall Midge, Medusa Gall Tephritid, Rhopalomyia chrysothamni 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Hump-backed Beewolf, Greater Sage-Grouse, Phytocoris laevis, Philaronia abjecta 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Ligated Furrow Bee, Tripartite Sweat Bee, Glittering Cellophane Bee, Hunt's Bumble Bee 77

Children

  • Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus planifolius
  • Mountain Low Rabbitbrush
  • Yellow Rabbitbrush
  • Threadleaf Rabbitbrush
  • Pinyon Rabbitbrush

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS.

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