Biology:Chrysothamnus depressus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Chrysothamnus depressus
Chrysothamnus depressus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysothamnus
Species:
C. depressus
Binomial name
Chrysothamnus depressus
Nutt.
Synonyms[2]
  • Aster depressus (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not Kit. 1864[1]
  • Bigelowia depressa (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Ericameria depressa (Nutt.) L.C.Anderson
  • Linosyris depressa (Nutt.) Torr.

Chrysothamnus depressus called long-flowered rabbitbrush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States , the States of California , Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.[3] It grows in dry canyons, rocky crevices and similar habitats in the Mohave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, etc.[4][5][6][7]

Chrysothamnus depressus is a branching shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces large, dense arrays of small yellow flower heads, each with disc florets but no ray florets.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5600006 entry