United States / Grow / Bitterbrushes

Bitterbrushes Purshia

This hub compares 2 species records. Across all 2 records, it carries 13 evidence rows from 10 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 in documented conflict and 1 awaiting directional evidence. The species records remain separate: their evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

antelope bitterbrush Documented conflict Purshia tridentata Firewise Plants for Utah Landscapes says low · Ashland's prohibited-plants ordinance says high Zones 4–4

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

desert bitterbrush Awaiting evidence Purshia glandulosa Limited evidence · 1 source Zones 5–5

About bitterbrushes

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: shrub. The records span published USDA zones 4–5. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Purshia: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated bitterbrushes grow

Tagged as growing in 12 states.

See Purshia on Grow → · JSON