Chrysothamnus scopulorum, called Grand Canyon glowweed or evening-daisy , is a North American species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in northern Arizona and southern Utah.[2]
| Chrysothamnus scopulorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysothamnus |
| Species: | C. scopulorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysothamnus scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts & Neubig
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Chrysothamnus scopulorum is a branching shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall with tan or gray bark, becoming flaky as it gets old. It has many small, yellow flower heads clumped into dense arrays. The species grows on mountain slopes alongside brush and Ponderosa pine.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ The Plant List, Chrysothamnus greenei (A.Gray) Greene
- ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ Flora of North America, Grand Canyon glowweed or evening-daisy, Chrysothamnus scopulorum (M.E. Jones) Urbatsch, R.P. Roberts & Neubig
- ^ Urbatsch, Lowell Edward, Roberts, Roland P., & Neubig, Kurt Maximilian. 2005. Sida 21(3): 1626-1627
