This attractive flowering shrub is antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), a member of the Rose Family (Rosaceae). It can look very similar to cliff rose (Purshia stansburiana), but antelope bitterbrush has three-lobed leaves while cliff rose has five-lobed leaves. This bush is an excellent food source for deer and other wildlife. For more information about antelope bitterbrush, click here.
This blog features a plant a day as I try to learn all the plants in the area where I live, in the central Great Basin. There are more than 1,000 plants known in this area, so it may take a few years!
Eventually I hope to have a photo for every plant listed in the Snake Range Key (link coming soon).
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