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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. |
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| Though the vineyards are located within a few kilometers of the Snake River, most slopes would support only native vegetation, such as sagebrush, rabbitbrush, and bunch grasses, were it not for widespread irrigation from a large number of irrigation canals. And the hillsides are bright with the chartreuse of mustards and sunny yellow of bushy rabbitbrush. ; 20% forbs, mostly skunkbrush sumac (Rhus trilobata), broom snakeweed, (Gutierrezia sarothrae), and rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus nauseosus); and 5% cacti, mostly soapweed (Yucca glauca) and plains prickly pear (Opuntia polycantha var. |
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