slgwv's photos with the keyword: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Ruins of a cabin in the Seven Troughs Range, Pershing County, Nevada. There are various abandoned mines and mining equipment around, mostly dating to the early 20th century, and this is undoubtedly related. This ruin has gotten more and more decrepit over the 20-odd years I've been going out to this area. The scruffy shrub with small gray-green leaves and the orangish spikes is sagebrush ( Artemisia spp., probably A. tridentada ), and the one with the tiny yellow blossoms just peeking in at the right is rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus spp., probably C. viscidiflorus ).. There was a burst of new exploration activity in this area in 2012, but so far nothing's come of it.

Hah-CHOO! Chrysothamnus spp., probably Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus . A common shrub in the sagebrush steppe that flowers in late summer and early fall, and for many people (including yours truly) is right up there with ragweed as an allergen. As the flowers ripen later in the fall the bright yellow color fades. It's an important colonizer species. This particular specimen is off the road to Cow Canyon in the southern Toiyabe Range, Nevada, but it's _everywhere_. We have some in our yard!