DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Chrysothamnus paniculatus  | Desert Rabbitbrush 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Desert rabbitbrush is found in the Sonoran, Colorado, and Mojave Deserts
of south-central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah
(Washington County), and northern Arizona [2,13,16,18,22].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES30  Desert shrub
   FRES33  Southwestern shrubsteppe
   FRES40  Desert grasslands


STATES : 
     AZ  CA  NV  UT


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     JOTR


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
    7  Lower Basin and Range
   12  Colorado Plateau


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K040  Saltbush - greasewood
   K041  Creosotebush
   K042  Creosotebush - bursage
   K043  Paloverde - cactus shrub
   K044  Creosotebush - tarbush
   K053  Grama - galleta steppe
   K054  Grama - tobosa prairie
   K057  Galleta - three-awn shrubsteppe
   K053  Grama - galleta steppe


SAF COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
Desert rabbitbrush is often found in creosotebush (Larrea tridentata)
scrub, Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) woodland, and baccharis (Baccharis
spp.) desert communities [16,22].  It is commonly associated with white
burrobush (Hymenoclea salsola), desert saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa),
and catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii) [7,10].

Related categories for Species: Chrysothamnus paniculatus | Desert Rabbitbrush