Purshia [SEP] parent taxon
Purshia
Purshia (bitterbrush or cliff-rose) is a small genus of 5-8 species of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to western North America, where they grow in dry climates from southeast British Columbia in Canada south throughout the western United States to northern Mexico. The classification of "Purshia" within the Rosaceae has been unclear. The genus was originally placed in the subfamily Rosoideae, but is now placed in subfamily Dryadoideae.
They are deciduous or evergreen shrubs, typically reaching 0.3–5 m tall.
. "P. mexicana" var. "stansburiana", "Cowania stansburiana"). Idaho south to California, Arizona and New Mexico.
- "Purshia subintegra" (possibly a hybrid between "P. pinkavae" and "P. stansburyana"). Arizona.
- "Purshia tridentata" — Antelope bitterbrush. British Columbia south to California and New Mexico.
External links.
- Jepson Flora Project: "Purshia" — "(click 'taxon' to see treatments of California native species)"