Chrysothamnus stylosus, called pillar false gumweed, or resinbush, is a species of flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.Urbatsch, Lowell Edward, Roberts, Roland P. & Neubig, Kurt Maximilian. 2005. Sida 21(3): 1627 It is native to Arizona and Utah in the southwestern United States.Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 190, Resinbush, Chrysothamnus stylosus (Eastwood) Urbatsch, R. P. Roberts & Neubig, Sida. 21: 1627. 2005. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
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.
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