Chrysothamnus stylosus

Chrysothamnus stylosus
Chrysothamnus stylosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Chrysothamnus
Species: C. stylosus
Binomial name
Chrysothamnus stylosus
(Eastw.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig
Synonyms[1]
  • Grindelia stylosa Eastw.
  • Vanclevea stylosa (Eastw.) Greene

Chrysothamnus stylosus called pillar false gumweed,[2] or resinbush, is a species of flowering plants in the aster tribe within the sunflower family.[3][4] It is native to Arizona and Utah in the southwestern United States.[5][6][7]

Chrysothamnus stylosus is a shrub up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall with bark that tends to turn gray and flaky when it gets old. Flower heads are yellow. usually produced in dense arrays of many heads. The species grows on sandy soil in canyonlands and open woodlands.[6]

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