Shortspine Horsebrush

Tetradymia spinosa Hook. & Arn. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Shortspine Horsebrush: Hemileuca burnsi

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.