Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii (A.Gray) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird

Rubber rabbitbrush (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Ericameria > Ericameria nauseosa

Characteristics

Plants 15–120 cm. Stems whitish, nearly leafless at flowering, loosely tomentose. Leaves mostly grayish white; blades 1-nerved, filiform, 15–30 × 0.5–1 mm, faces tomentulose. Involucres 10.5–12.5 mm. Phyllaries 14–18(–25), apices erect, acute to acuminate, abaxial faces tomentulose. Corollas 9–11 mm, tubes glabrous or puberulent, lobes 0.8–1.5 mm, glabrous; style appendages longer than stigmatic portions. Cypselae glabrous; pappi 7.2–11 mm. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 1.2
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses dye fiber
Edible -
Therapeutic use Analgesic (leaf), Cathartic (leaf), Ceremonial Medicine (leaf), Emetic (leaf), Analgesic (root), Cold Remedy (root), Cough Medicine (root), Febrifuge (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Ceremonial Medicine (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified), Oral Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:973780-1
WFO ID wfo-0000107346
COL ID 5NS8L
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Synonyms

Bigelowia bigelovii Linosyris bigelovii Chrysothamnus glareosus Chrysothamnus bigelovii Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. bigelovii Chrysothamnus nauseosus subsp. bigelovii Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii