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Chrysothamnus stylosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
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 tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. [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]

References

  1. ^ "Chrysothamnus stylosus (Eastw.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC). Retrieved 9 February 2016 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Vanclevea stylosa". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ Urbatsch, Lowell Edward, Roberts, Roland P. & Neubig, Kurt Maximilian. 2005. Sida 21(3): 1627
  4. ^ "Chrysothamnus stylosus (Eastw.) Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts & Neubig". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  6. ^ a b Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 190, Resinbush, Chrysothamnus stylosus (Eastwood) Urbatsch, R. P. Roberts & Neubig, Sida. 21: 1627. 2005.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map