Purshia tridentata var. tridentata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. var. tridentata

Antelope bitterbrush

2019 Eric Tattersall

2006 Steve Matson

2016 James Gonsman

2022 Dana York

Purshia tridentata var. tridentata is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~530 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Purshia tridentata
Genus:	Purshia
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Information about Purshia tridentata var. tridentata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PUTR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).