Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata) Login         


        Description
  • Height 1 - 12 ft.
  • CA Bloom Feb - Mar
  • This woody shrub associates with sagebrush, and varies from under a foot to many feet tall.
  • During the summer, its profusion of yellow flowers makes it stand out.
  • Flowers turn into pointy fruits, under 1 inch long.
  • CA native
  • AKA Antelope Bush, Antelope Bitterbrush
  • Rose Family (Rosaceae)



Yellow flowers are about 1 inch accross, with 5 separate petals and many stamens.



Leaves often have 3 "fingers" or teeth, thus "tridentata".



Bitterbrush colors sagebrush areas yellow with its flowers in the summer.

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