Common names include antelope bitterbrush,[3][2]antelope bush,[2]buckbrush, quinine brush, and less commonly deerbrush, blackbrush, and greasewood.[4] Some of these names are shared with other species.
Purshia tridentata is a deciduous shrub growing to a height of 1–5 metres (3+1⁄2–16+1⁄2 feet). It has many branches and slender green,[5] three- to five-lobed leaves 5–20 millimetres long. It is a nitrogen-fixing plant.[6]
The flowers are pale yellow,[5] with five petals 6–8 mm long, and darker yellow anthers. The fruit is a cluster of dry, slender, leathery achenes 0.6–2 centimetres long.
The yellow flowers have five petals and darker yellow anthers.
In California it occurs between 700–3,400 m (2,300–11,200 ft) above sea level, including in the Peninsular Ranges, Transverse Ranges, and Sierra Nevada, and southern Cascade Range.[2][9] Further north it occurs at lower elevations, such as at 320–1,065 m (1,050–3,494 ft) in British Columbia.[10]
Usesedit
The shrub is an important forage plant for many game animals, including deer,[5] especially during the winter.[11]
Referencesedit
^ abJames Henrickson, "Purshia tridentata (Pursh) de Candolle, Trans. Linn. Soc. London. 12: 158. 1818", Flora of North America, vol. 9
^ abcdUSDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Purshia tridentata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
^United States Congressional serial set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1861.
^ abcdeTaylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 126. ISBN0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.
^David Andrews Dalton (1975). Nitrogen fixation by Purshia tridentata: some ecological aspects and root nodule anatomy. Oregon State University. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
^CalFlora Database: Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa
^CalFlora Database: Purshia tridentata var. tridentata
^Brian Vanden Heuvel & Thomas J. Rosatti 2016. Purshia tridentata, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, accessed 19 June 2016
^E-FLORA BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia
^Whitney, Stephen (1985). Western Forests (The Audubon Society Nature Guides). New York: Knopf. p. 401. ISBN0-394-73127-1.
External linksedit
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purshia, tridentata, with, common, name, bitterbrush, shrub, genus, purshia, family, rosaceae, native, mountainous, areas, western, north, america, bitterbrush, wenas, wildlife, areascientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheophytesclade, angiosper. Purshia tridentata with the common name bitterbrush 1 2 3 is a shrub in the genus Purshia of the family Rosaceae It is native to mountainous areas of western North America 3 BitterbrushPurshia tridentata Wenas Wildlife AreaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder RosalesFamily RosaceaeGenus PurshiaSpecies P tridentataBinomial namePurshia tridentata Pursh DC Synonyms 1 Tigarea tridentata PurshCommon names include antelope bitterbrush 3 2 antelope bush 2 buckbrush quinine brush and less commonly deerbrush blackbrush and greasewood 4 Some of these names are shared with other species Contents 1 Description 1 1 Varieties 2 Distribution 3 Uses 4 References 5 External linksDescription editPurshia tridentata is a deciduous shrub growing to a height of 1 5 metres 3 1 2 16 1 2 feet It has many branches and slender green 5 three to five lobed leaves 5 20 millimetres long It is a nitrogen fixing plant 6 The flowers are pale yellow 5 with five petals 6 8 mm long and darker yellow anthers The fruit is a cluster of dry slender leathery achenes 0 6 2 centimetres long nbsp The yellow flowers have five petals and darker yellow anthers nbsp Purshia tridentata var glandulosa on dry slope Varieties edit There are two named varieties of the species Purshia tridentata var glandulosa Eastern Sierra Nevada Southern California 7 Purshia tridentata var tridentata 8 Distribution editThe plant is found from southeastern British Columbia in the north east to Montana and Wyoming south to New Mexico and west in California 3 It grows on arid mountainsides and slopes as well as rocky or drained soils with somewhat more moisture than the sagebrush steppe 5 It is often associated with Balsamorhiza as well as Wyethia species and in southern areas hybridizes with Purshia stansburyana 5 In California it occurs between 700 3 400 m 2 300 11 200 ft above sea level including in the Peninsular Ranges Transverse Ranges and Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range 2 9 Further north it occurs at lower elevations such as at 320 1 065 m 1 050 3 494 ft in British Columbia 10 Uses editThe shrub is an important forage plant for many game animals including deer 5 especially during the winter 11 References edit a b James Henrickson Purshia tridentata Pursh de Candolle Trans Linn Soc London 12 158 1818 Flora of North America vol 9 a b c d CalFlora Database Purshia tridentata accessed 9 22 2013 a b c d USDA NRCS n d Purshia tridentata The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 16 October 2015 United States Congressional serial set U S Government Printing Office 1861 a b c d e Taylor Ronald J 1994 1992 Sagebrush Country A Wildflower Sanctuary rev ed Missoula MT Mountain Press Pub Co p 126 ISBN 0 87842 280 3 OCLC 25708726 David Andrews Dalton 1975 Nitrogen fixation by Purshia tridentata some ecological aspects and root nodule anatomy Oregon State University Retrieved 16 November 2011 CalFlora Database Purshia tridentata var glandulosa CalFlora Database Purshia tridentata var tridentata Brian Vanden Heuvel amp Thomas J Rosatti 2016 Purshia tridentata in Jepson Flora Project eds Jepson eFlora accessed 19 June 2016 E FLORA BC Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia Whitney Stephen 1985 Western Forests The Audubon Society Nature Guides New York Knopf p 401 ISBN 0 394 73127 1 External links editCentral Washington Native Plants Antelope bitterbrush Range Plants of Utah Purshia tridentata Antelope bitterbrush nbsp Media related to Purshia tridentata at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Purshia tridentata amp oldid 1182008329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
