Antelope Bitterbrush

Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC. - Rose family

Size

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
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.