Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry

RABBITBRUSH

Sunflower Family

Chrysothamnus nauseosus

Rabbitbrush

Rabbitbrush would be a drab weed if not for the beautiful flowering in late summer and fall. The bush grows from 2 to 6 feet tall. Rabbitbrush is conspicuous in the fall because it grows abundantly along the rim drives, taking advantage of the increased precipitation runoff from highways. This extra water is sometimes called the roadside riparian effect.








Rabbitbrush

The blue-gray leaves are narrow and soft, about 1 to 3 inches long. They are edible and the Navajo use the seeds to make bread or mush. Medicinally, the leaves and roots are used for headache, colds and internal injuries. The plant is also used for dyes.

The species epithet, "nauseosus," is accurate--from up close, the odor of a blooming plant is quite nauseating.







Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry
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