 rabbit brush that's the name we use for a group of shrubs that's native to Wyoming and the Western United States and it's most abundant in the Great Basin. It's a common shrub small to medium-high plant of the open plains sagebrush grasslands and foothills and there are about 10 different kinds of rabbit brush in Wyoming. You will probably recognize rabbit brush first by its abundant bright yellow colors that show up in the summer. Leaves range in color from dark green to a light grayish-green color but are always long and skinny. Some wild herbivores are thought to browse on this shrub some in the winter but in general it has only limited forage value to wild or domestic animals. I've never seen evidence of much of anything eating it except for in the winter time you'll see where a rabbit's eating on it a little bit. Maybe that's why they call it never mind. Rabbit brush is a vigorous sprouter meaning it regrows readily from the base of the plant following fire cutting mowing trampling or other disturbances. This plant is also a prolific seed producer. Based on its sprouting ability and prolific seed production rabbit brush is often an aggressive pioneer following disturbance. From the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service I'm Eric Peterson