Chrysothamnus depressus called long-flowered rabbitbrush, is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southwestern United States, the States of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map It grows in dry canyons, rocky crevices and similar habitats in the Mohave Desert, the Colorado Plateau, etc.Flora of North America, Long-flowered rabbitbrush. Chrysothamnus depressus Nuttall, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia. 4: 19. 1848. Calflora taxon report, Chrysothamnus depressus Nutt. long flowered rabbitbrush, longflower rabbitbrush SEINet Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona Chapter, Chrysothamnus depressus Nuttall includes photos and distribution map
Chrysothamnus depressus is a branching shrub up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces large, dense arrays of small yellow flower heads, each with disc florets but no ray florets.
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