The rubber rabbitbrush flowers June to September, and reproduces from seeds and root sprouts. The inflorescences and bracts of the seeds often persist well into the next year.
This shrub grows 12 to 90 inch tall with a circular top and several erect stems from the base

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Last Updated: 1/14/09

Plants that grow naturally on this short grass prairie are called "native" plants. The Refuge has four major groups.

• Grasses
• Wildflowers
• Shrubs
• Trees

Vegetation on the Rocky Mountain Arsenal is a mixture of different grasses, shrubs. semi-shrubs, forbes and wildflowers.

There are several species of shrubs at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Rubber rabbitbrush and Fringed sage are the most common. Other common species include Four-wing saltbush, Sand sagebrush and Spanish bayonet.