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© Ernie Marx

yellow rabbitbrush
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus


  Fort Collins

Dimensions
Height: 4.0 in. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft.
Growth Form
Shrub
Program Association
Nature in the City
Wildlife Uses
Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds
Sun Requirements
Full Sun
Water Requirements
Very Low, Low
Plant Community
Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
Season of Bloom
July, August, September
Flower Color
Yellow Shades
Leaf Color
Green Shades
Aggressiveness
Readily Seeds
Design Considerations
Fall Color, Small Spaces, Showy Flowers
Other Considerations
No City Data
Duration
Perennial
Natural Landscape Position
  Fort Collins Model
1, 2, 3
Soil Type
Rocky, Sandy
Pests/Disease Prone
No
Hazards/Toxic
No City Data.

Notes

Flora of North America recognizes five subspecies of C. viscidiflorus, all are native to the U.S. Two subspecies (lanceolatus and viscidiflorus) are native to Colorado. Subspecies viscidiflorus is also native to Fort Collins. Subspecies planiflorus is found only in Arizona, subspecies. puberlus and axillaris are native to the western U.S.


This is an important larval and adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.