Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
A silvery-stemmed western shrub that blazes gold in late summer when little else blooms, swarming with migrating butterflies and bees. A tough pioneer of dry, disturbed, alkaline ground. A gum obtained from the root has traditionally been chewed.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–7 ft
- Spacing
- 4–7 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY