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Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)
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Shrub
Yellow
White
5 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Native
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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