Ericameria nauseosa (Rubber Rabbitbrush)

Rubber Rabbitbrush is a cold hardy, drought tolerant, fast growing perennial shrub that grows 1-7 ft. tall, depending on location and variety. Not usually taller than 5 ft. Adapted to a wide range of soil types and can be found in just about every soil type but prefers poor, recently disturbed soil. In general, this plant tolerates extremely arid conditions, poor soil, along with moisture and salt stress -- it's leaves and stems are even coated in a felt that reduces transpiration and increases its cold hardiness. It prefers dry valley bottoms, plains, and open sunny areas in mountains and their foothills with at least 7 inches of annual precipitation. Associated with oak, chokecherry, ash-cottonwood, ponderosa, basin wildrye, big sagebrush and desert grasslands.  Rabbitbrush is a very unique and useful plant on the range or in a home garden. The top genus for late season pollinator support.  It's excellent at managing and improving your soil; providing soil stability and erosion con