Rabbitbrush is a common name for shrubs, principally of the western United States, in three related genera of the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

: * '' Chrysothamnus'' — about seven species in the United States, including Greene's rabbitbrush * ''

Ericameria ''Ericameria'' is a genus of North American shrubs in the family Asteraceae. ''Ericameria'' is known by the common names goldenbush, rabbitbrush, turpentine bush, and rabbitbush. Most are shrubs but one species ''( E. parishii)'' can reach tree ...

'' — about six species in the United States, including gray (or rubber) and Parry's rabbitbrush * '' Lorandersonia'' — about four species in the United States, including Bailey's rabbitbrush and spearleaf rabbitbrush Taxonomy for these genera has changed recently; previously, the rabbitbrushes in ''Ericameria'' and ''Lorandersonia'' were included in ''Chrysothamnus''. In each of these genera, not all species are called "rabbitbrush"; most ''Ericameria'', for instance, are called "goldenbush", and only a minority are called "rabbitbrush".Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts, and K.M. Neubig, 2006. ''Chrysothamnus'', in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., ''Flora of North America North of Mexico'', vol. 20. New York and Oxford.
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