# Rabbitbrush > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rabbitbrush > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rabbitbrush.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbitbrush > Source revision: 1321007908 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [[File:Yellow rabbitbrush.jpg|thumb|Rabbitbrush at Riverbend Ponds Natural Area, [Fort Collins, Colorado](/source/Fort_Collins%2C_Colorado)]] '''Rabbitbrush''' is a common name for shrubs, principally of the western United States, in three related [genera](/source/genus) of the family [Asteraceae](/source/Asteraceae): * ''[Chrysothamnus](/source/Chrysothamnus)'' — about seven species in the United States, including Greene's rabbitbrush * ''[Ericameria](/source/Ericameria)'' — about six species in the United States, including gray (or rubber) and Parry's rabbitbrush * ''[Lorandersonia](/source/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".[http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=107019>L.E. 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.] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Plant common name}} Category:Plant dyes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rabbitbrush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbitbrush) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbitbrush?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.