Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria Nauseosa
Plant type: Shrub
Growing Season: Warm
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: High
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Clay, Loam, Silt, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Acidic, Alkaline, Salt
Max Plant Height (in ft): 8
First Bloom: July
Last Bloom: October
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 450
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 8,000
Counties: Beaver, Boxelder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Saltlake, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Rapid
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: No information found
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: High
Establishment: High
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Fire, Disturbance, Riparian
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Energy reclamation, Wildlife habitat, Pollinator habitat, Big Game habitat, Upland Game habitat, Erosion control, Drought resilience, Bumblebee habitat, Monarch Butterfly habitat
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
Notes: Ericameria nauseosa is a seral species on distrubed lands such as mine tillings, roadways, and recentely burned areas.
- https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/16-046_01_XercesSoc_MonarchNectarPlants_Rocky-Mountains_web-4page.pdf
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_erna10.pdf
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/erinau/all.html#:~:text=All%20varieties%20are%20considered%20to,highest%20in%20fall%20and%20winter.
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_erna10.pdf
- https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ernan5