Chrysothamnus depressus

Chrysothamnus depressus called long-flowered rabbitbrush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States, the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.^[3] It grows in dry canyons, rocky crevices and similar habitats in the Mohave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, etc.^[4][5][6][7]

Chrysothamnus depressus
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chrysothamnus
Species:	C. depressus
Binomial name
Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt.
Synonyms[1]
Aster depressus (A.Gray) Kuntze 1891 not Kit. 1864[2] Bigelowia depressa (Nutt.) A.Gray Ericameria depressa (Nutt.) L.C.Anderson Linosyris depressa (Nutt.) Torr.

Chrysothamnus depressus is a branching shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces large, dense arrays of small yellow flower heads, each with disc florets but no ray florets.^[4]