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rabbitbrush, name for shrubby plants of the American genus Chrysothamnus of the family Asteraceae (aster aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis ..... Click the link for more information. family). They grow in arid regions of the W United States and in Mexico and are characteristic chaparral plants. The latex found in many species has been suggested as a source of rubber. Attention was first drawn to them because the Paiute Paiute (pī ..... Click the link for more information. chew the wood and bark as a crude chewing gum. Many rabbitbrushes are good browsing plants for sheep and wildlife. The flower buds have been gathered by the Native Americans for food. Rabbitbrush is classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Docents take visitors to see the cave, the rock rings that formed the foundation of huts that the Kawaiisu made from juniper branches and rabbit brush, rock mortar holes in which the Kawaiisu ground acorns and pinyon nuts for food, and grooves that may be art or may be the result of tool making. Rabbit brush blooms are brilliant yellow and the plant seems to accept my light pruning whenever it tries to grow any higher than 2 feet. Located south of Avenue K-8 at 160th Street East, the donated land is mostly flat and covered with rabbit brush, creosote bushes and scattered Joshua trees, but includes the lower slopes of the butte. |
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