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Chrysothamnus molestus (Arizona rabbitbrush)

Synonyms: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. molestus (homotypic); Ericameria molesta (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Chrysothamnus molestus is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Arizona rabbitbrush, Tusayan rabbitbrush, disturbed rabbitbrush, and stickyfruit low rabbitbrush. It is endemic to the State of Arizona in the southwestern United States, where it is known from Coconino, Apache, and Navajo Counties. Threats to this species include grazing by livestock such as cattle and by wildlife such as elk. Another threat is low recruitment. The reason for this is not well known.
View Wikipedia Record: Chrysothamnus molestus

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0