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ANTELOPEBUSH

Class: Purshia tridentata
Family: ROSE FAMILY
Sub Family: Rosaceae
Year: Perennial
Other Names: Greasewood, Bitter Brush
Colour: Yellow
Height: 90 cm-2.8 m (3-9')
Each Flower: 7 mm (1/4") across with 5 rounded petals and usually 25 stamens; calyx covered with hairs
Leaves: Narrow fan-shaped with 3 teeth at tip; covered with greyish hairs beneath; 9 mm-2 cm (3/8-3/4") long
Stems: Woody, greyish, becoming gnarled below
Blooming Period: April - August
Habitat: Open dry sagebrush and ponderosa pine areas
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