Yellow Rabbitbrush

$28.00

Douglas Rabbitbrush

  • Scientific name: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
  • Considerably shorter and more compact that its relative Rubber Rabbitbrush
  • Flowers from July – September
  • Found in dry, open valleys, in desert to semi- desert habitats
  • Well adapted to droughts and is salt tolerant
  • Quickly and aggressively invades disturbed, open sites including burns and overgrazed rangelands

Quantity is per pound. Example: 1 = 1 lb, 2 = 2 lbs, 3 = 3lbs, etc. This is pure seed, not a live plant.


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Map of Yellow Rabbitbrush Distribution Area
Yellow Rabbitbrush Distribution Area

Min. to Max. Annual Precipitation

120in.

Average Max. Height

Yellow Rabbitbrush is a shrub found in dry, open valleys in the western rangelands of the desert. Commonly found in sagebrush and woodland communities. It is well adapted to droughts and is salt tolerant. Used for reclamation areas including burns, flooded areas, slides, overgrazed areas, and mine sites. It is considered desirable fall forage for cattle, sheep, horses, elk and antelope, and spring forage for deer.

Yellow Rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus), also known as ‘Douglas Rabbitbrush’, ‘Low Rabbitbrush’ and ‘Green Rabbitbrush’ is an erect shrub growing up to 3.5 feet in height. It is considerably shorter and more compact that its relative Rubber Rabbitbrush. It flowers from July to September in found clusters. Rabbitbrush is a member of the daisy family.

Yellow Rabbitbrush is found in dry, open valleys, in desert to semi- desert habitats in western rangelands and on hillsides between 3,000 and 10,000 feet. Commonly found in sagebrush and woodland communities. It is well adapted to droughts and is salt tolerant. It can be a somewhat weedy plant, increasing where there has been serious damage to the more desirable forage. It quickly and aggressively invades disturbed, open sites including burns and overgrazed rangelands.

Douglas Rabbitbrush is used as a reclamation species and establishes quickly, especially on disturbed sites including burns, flooded areas, slides, overgrazed areas and mine sites. It produces good cover for wildlife and excellent erosion control. It has little to no value as a forage species. Sheep and cattle occasionally use it for browse when other feed is not available.

Other synonyms include; Douglas Rabbitbrush, Yellow Rabbitbrush, Green Rabbitbrush, Chrisothamnus viridian, Low Rabbitbrush, Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush, Viscid Rabbitbrush.

Yellow rabbitbrush is browsed by large game and livestock. It is considered desirable fall forage for cattle, sheep, horses, elk and antelope, and spring forage for deer. It is a valuable forage especially during late fall and early winter after more desirable forage has been utilized. Yellow rabbitbrush will spread and can become weedy under high grazing and disturbance. It provides cover and nesting habitat for sage-grouse, small birds and rodents. Yellow rabbitbrush provides late summer and fall forage for butterflies.

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YELLOW RABBITBRUSH
(Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus)

Yellow Rabbitbrush NRCS Plant Guide

PDF version of NRCS Plant Guide & Fact Sheet

Prepared By: Derek Tilley, USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID
Loren St. John, USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Aberdeen, ID

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Synonyms

Many plants have more than one common and scientific name. We've listed a few of them below.

  • Yellow Rabbitbrush
  • Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
  • Douglas Rabbitbrush
  • Low Rabbitbrush
  • Green Rabbitbrush

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Great Basin Seed is a seed company that specializes in seed sales and consultation for home, ranch, farm, range and reclamation. We have been a leader in the seed industry since 1974.

Our History

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Quick Plant Facts
Min. Precipitation

6 inches

Seed Count

782,000

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