Chrysothamnus eremobius

Chrysothamnus eremobius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chrysothamnus
Species:	C. eremobius
Binomial name
	Chrysothamnus eremobius;
Synonyms
	Ericameria eremobia (L.C. Anderson) L.C. Anderson

Chrysothamnus eremobius, the Pintwater rabbitbrush , is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family. It has been found only in the Pintwater and Sheep Ranges of Clark and Lincoln Counties in southern Nevada.^[2]^[3]

Chrysothamnus eremobius is a branching shrub up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall. It produces large, dense arrays of small yellow flower heads, each with disc florets but no ray florets. It grows in the crevices of limestone cliffs.^[4]

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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Clark County, Nevada, isotype of Chrysothamnus eremobius

[1] The Plant List, Chrysothamnus eremobius L.C.Anderson

[2] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[3] Anderson, Loran Crittendon 1983. Brittonia 35(1): 23–27

[4] Flora of North America, Pintwater rabbitbrush, Chrysothamnus eremobius L. C. Anderson

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