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Rubber Rabbitbrush - Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila
Other Names:
Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis
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General Description
See species description.
Diagnostic Characteristics
Variety oreophila can be distinguised from the others by the following characters: leafs less than 1.3 mm wide, 1-veined; involucre 6-10 mm long, greenish; corolla tube 6-9 mm long, glabrous (Urbatsch et al., 2003, Fl. North America, Vol. 20; Lesica 2012).
Range Comments
OR, ID, MT south to CA, AZ, NM, and NE (Kartesz 2009).
Habitat
Alkaline valleys and plains; 1200–3000 m (Urbatsch et al. 2003).
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).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
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