Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
Fire Susceptible, Grazing Tolerant
Growth and Habitat
- Low to moderate growing shrub reaching mature heights of 20-100 cm tall
- Occurs in desert to semi-desert habitats in western rangelands
- Commonly associated with other rabbitbrush species and sagebrush species
- Often subdominant in sagebrush communities with rabbitbrush densities quickly increasing after heavy disturbance and then decreasing with time as sagebrush densities increase (NRCS)
- Coarse to medium well-drained soils in areas receiving 7-24 inches mean annual precipitation
- Has fair salt tolerance and will grow in soils with a pH range 7.0-8.5
- Found at middle to high elevations from 800-2250 m (NRCS)
- Does not exhibit dormancy and do not persist in the soil seed bank (NRCS)
Management
- Browsed by large game and livestock. Considered desirable fall forage for cattle, sheep, horses, elk and antelope, and spring forage for deer (NRCS)
- Valuable forage especially during late fall and early winter after more desirable forage has been utilized. Palatability and usage vary between subpsecies (NRCS)
- Provides cover and nesting habitat for sage grouse, small birds and rodents. Blackptailed jackrabbits consume large quantities during winter and early spring when plants are dormant (NRCS)
- Provides late summer and fall forage for butterflies (NRCS)
- Mature yellow rabbitbrush plants are susceptible to infestations of the larvae of hairy yellow-marked buprestid (Acamaeodera pulchella) which bore tunnels through the stems resulting in plant death (NRCS)
Woodland Treatments
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Shrubland Treatments
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