Stansbury Cliffrose
Purshia stansburiana
Stansbury cliffrose is an evergreen Southwestern shrub smothered in fragrant creamy-white blossoms in spring, then in silvery seed plumes. Drought-proof and key wildlife browse. Like antelope bitterbrush, documented as a minor food source alongside its importance as browse.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 25–25 ft
- Spacing
- 5–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, UT
Related native plants
More Purshia species
- Antelope Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata)
- Heath Cliffrose (Purshia ericifolia)
- Mexican Cliffrose (Purshia mexicana)