Scientific Name:
Purshia tridentata
Pronunciation:
pur-shee-uh try-den-TAY-tuh
Common Name:
antelope bitterbrush
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, clustered, apex 3-lobed, pubescent, most 1-2cm long; flowers with about 25 stamens, petals 5-9mm long, creamy-yellow; achenes about 15mm long with a persistent style. Winter ID: woolly young twigs.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Spatulate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Palmately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
