Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. - Rose familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet
Planting Distance: 3.9 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: None
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Antelope Bitterbrush: Acerra normalis, Acronicta impressa, Acronicta perdita, Anacamptodes clivinaria, Anacamptodes clivinaria profanata, Andropolia diversilineata, Aseptis fumosa, Chlorosea banksaria, Egira crucialis, Egira curialis, Egira hiemalis, Egira perlubens, Eupithecia nevadata, Filatima sperryi, Fishia evelina, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hemileuca eglanterina annulata, Hemileuca eglanterina eglanterina, Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis, Hemileuca nuttalli, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora gloveri, Lacinipolia pensilis, Lithophane georgii, Macaria colata, Malacosoma californica, Malacosoma californica california, Malacosoma californica fragilis, Malacosoma californicum, Mesogona olivata, Nemoria darwiniata, Orgyia cana, Pandemis limitata, Pero mizon, Phigalia plumogeraria, Polia purpurissata, Pseudoglaea olivata, Satyrium behrii, Satyrium behrii behrii, Satyrium californica, Satyrium californicum, Semiothisa denticulata, Sparganothis tunucana, Synaxis cervinaria, Tesagrotis atrifrons, Tesagrotis corrodera, Tesagrotis piscipellis, Xylena brucei, Ypsolopha walsinghamiella
Native Range
- USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- CAN: British Columbia
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.