[Goldenweeds and Rabbitbrush: The Genus Ericameria East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila

Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta

Inflorescence of Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Mountain rubber rabbitbrush as seen on rocky, gravelly slopes along the Slide Basin Trail #372, about one and one-half miles west of Slide Lake, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..........August 11, 2015.

Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta) - Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Great Basin rabbitbrush as seen in bloom on slopes above the eastern bank of the John Day River from Oregon Highway 206 downstream for half a mile in Cottonwood Canyon State Park........October 25, 2017.


Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta) - Inflorescence and upper stem leaves of Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta) - Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Mountain rubber rabbitbrush as seen on rocky, gravelly slopes along the Slide Basin Trail #372, about one and one-half miles west of Slide Lake, Strawberry Mountain Wilderness..........August 11, 2015. This subspecies has narrow (<1mm) leaves which become green as the growing season progresses.

Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta) - Great Basin Rabbitbrush, Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila (Synonyms: Chrysothamnus nauseosus ssp. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. artus, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. consimilis, Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus, Chrysothamnus oreophilus var. artus, Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis, Ericameria nauseosa var. arta)

Mountain rubber rabbitbrush as seen on the rocky edges of a jeep track climbing the eastern face of Spanish Peak, Ochoco National Forest..........September 25, 2016. The leaves are becoming greenish.

Paul Slichter