Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
A sagebrush-country shrub covered in small fragrant yellow flowers in spring, then nutritious seeds. A nitrogen-fixer and one of the most important browse plants for deer and antelope. Documented as a minor food source alongside its importance as wildlife browse, though details on preparation are sparse.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–6 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, mammals, larval host
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
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