General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 2 - 7 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Fragrant
Malodorous
Other: Deciduous in cold zones. Also depends on the variety.
Fruit: Showy
Other: 5 ribbed achene, may be smooth or minutely hairy.
Fruiting Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Flowers: Showy
Malodorous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Rubber Rabbitbrush
  • Gray Rabbitbrush
  • Chamisa
  • Rubber Rabbit-Brush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ericameria nauseosa
  • Synonym: Chrysothamnus nauseosus
  • Synonym: Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa

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Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19

#Pollination
Location: Arenas Valley, NM, My yard
Date: October 22, 2017
American Lady butterfly, bee, and Rubber Rabbit bush
Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19
Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19
Location: Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Date: 2015-09-22
Location: Wasatch Front
Date: 2014-02-02
winter
Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19
Location: Herriman, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-09-17

Date: 2011-09-30
Credit NPS Christopher Gezon
Location: Cache Valley, Utah
Date: 2016-10-09
with Halicitus spp. #Pollination
Location: Arenas Valley, NM My Home
Date: 2017-10-22
Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19
Location: St Louis   Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: 2023-09-27
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2015-12-01
Location: Devils Orchard, Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, Butte County, Idaho, United States
Date: 2021-08-19
Location: Arenas Valley, NM, My yard
Date: 2017-10-22
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-21
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2015-12-01
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-08-25

Date: 2012-11-08
Location: Wasatch Front
Date: 2014-02-02
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-12

Date: 2012-11-08

Date: 2012-11-08
Fall

Date: 2012-10-04
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-09-17

Date: 2012-10-03
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-11-15

Date: 2012-11-08
Fall

Date: 2012-10-04

Date: 2012-10-04

Date: 2012-10-04

Date: 2012-10-04
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Probably var. oreophila.

Date: 2012-10-13

Date: 2012-10-03

Date: 2012-10-03

Date: 2012-10-03

Date: 2012-10-20

Date: 2012-10-03
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Comments:
  • Posted by plantmanager (New Mexico - Zone 8a) on Nov 19, 2017 7:40 PM concerning plant:
    Ericameria nauseosa is a native plant in my area. It blooms from about September to November in my area of New Mexico. The rubber rabbitbrush is a significant source of food for browsing wildlife on winter ranges.The leaves, flowers and seeds of rubber rabbitbrush are a food source for deer, antelope, elk, small mammals and birds. The plant also provides cover for small mammals and birds such asjackrabbits and sage grouse. Butterflies, bees and moths love it! Whenever the sun is up, this plant is covered with pollinators.
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 22, 2020 4:17 PM concerning plant:
    Rabbit brush is a common and variable species in a genus found only in western North America. Some races are light green, others have silvery hairs. Navajo Indians obtained a yellow dye from the flower heads.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Nice picture! by kidfishing Oct 7, 2015 8:38 PM 10
The butterfly in your image by arctangent Jan 26, 2020 12:11 PM 1

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