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Chrysothamnus scopulorum (Grand Canyon glowweed)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Chrysothamnus scopulorum called Grand Canyon glowweed or evening-daisy , is a North American species of flowering plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family. It has been found only in northern Arizona and southern Utah. Chrysothamnus scopulorum is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with tan or gray bark, becoming flaky as it gets old. It has many small, yellow flower heads clumped into dense arrays. The species grows on mountain slopes alongside brush and Ponderosa pine.
View Wikipedia Record: Chrysothamnus scopulorum

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Natural Bridges National Monument III 7412 Utah, United States
Zion National Park II 135667 Utah, United States

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