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Rubber Rabbitbrush - Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa
Other Names:  Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. albicaulis

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5T5
State Rank: SNR
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General Description
See species description.

Diagnostic Characteristics
Variety speciosa can be distinguised from the others by the following characters: involucre 8-14 mm long, whitish-tomentose at least at the base; corollas 9-13 mm long, usually puberulent (rarely arachnose) (Urbatsch et al., 2003, Fl. North America, Vol. 20; Lesica 2012).

Range Comments
BC to MB south to ID, AZ, NM and TX (Kartesz 2009).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 3

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Ecology
POLLINATORS
The following animal species have been reported as pollinators of this plant species or its genus where their geographic ranges overlap: Bombus bifarius, Bombus centralis, Bombus huntii, and Bombus melanopygus (Williams et al. 2014).

References
  • Literature Cited AboveLegend:   View Online Publication
    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
    • Williams, P., R. Thorp, L. Richardson, and S. Colla. 2014. Bumble Bees of North America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 208 p.
  • Additional ReferencesLegend:   View Online Publication
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    • Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
    • Winkler, G.L. 1987. Montana Chrysothamnus. M.S. thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman 94 pp.
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