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Taxon  Report  
Purshia tridentata  (Pursh) DC.  var. glandulosa  (Curran) M. E. Jones
Antelope brush,   Desert bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Parent: Purshia tridentata
Genus: Purshia
Family: Rosaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFPurshia glandulosa
PLANTSPurshia glandulosa
More information about  Purshia tridentata var. glandulosa

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 09/30/2022).