PLANTS Profile for Purshia (bitterbrush)

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PLANTS Profile

Purshia DC. ex Poir.
bitterbrush

Symbol:

PURSH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rosaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Purshia DC. ex Poir.

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Distribution:
Purshia DC. ex Poir.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Purshia DC. ex Poir.

View 72 genera in Rosaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Purshia ericifolia (Torr. ex A. Gray) Henrickson. .

Purshia ericifolia
heath cliffrose

Distribution of Purshia glandulosa Curran. . Image Available.

Purshia glandulosa
desert bitterbrush

Distribution of Purshia mexicana (D. Don) Henrickson. . Image Available.

Purshia mexicana
Mexican cliffrose

Distribution of Purshia pinkavae Schaack. .

Purshia pinkavae
Pinkava's cliffrose

Distribution of Purshia stansburiana (Torr.) Henrickson. . Image Available.

Purshia stansburiana
Stansbury cliffrose

Purshia ×subintegra

Distribution of Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.. . Image Available.

Purshia tridentata
antelope bitterbrush

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Purshia DC. ex Poir.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rosales
Family	Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus	Purshia DC. ex Poir. – bitterbrush

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Purshia DC. ex Poir.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin	Low		Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Purshia DC. ex Poir.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 25288.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 12:26 PM CDT