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rubber rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Chrysothamnus nauseosa var. nauseosus
- Dimensions
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Height: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 3.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Gray Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Fall Color, Showy Flowers, Streetscape Plants
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3 - Soil Type
- Clay, Rocky, Sandy, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes twenty-one varieties of E. nauseosa, all native to the western U.S. Eight are native to Colorado. Varieties nauseosa, oreophila and gravolens can be found throughout the State and are native to the Fort Collins area. Varieties speciosa, juncea and leiosperma are found on the west slope of Colorado. Varieties bigelovii and ammophila are primarily found in the San Luis Valley.
This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.