bitterbrush - Purshia tridentata

Cowiche canyon uplands shrub steppe plant walk - Botany 410

bitterbrush - Purshia tridentata

Yakima, Washington 98901, United States

Created By: Cresanna Zintzun

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Purshia tridentata is a deciduous shrub growing to a height of 1–5 metres (3.3–16.4 ft). It has slender three- to five-lobed leavesCream-colored, tubular, short-lived flowers are solitary at the ends of short branches. The semi-evergreen leaves are deeply three-cleft and roll inward in scorching weather, exposing the grayish, densely hairy underside

This point of interest is part of the tour: Cowiche canyon uplands shrub steppe plant walk - Botany 410


 

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