Antelope Bitterbrush or Stansbury Cliffrose: Rosaceae (Rose Family) Cowania mexicana == Purshia mexicanaana Home       Plant Index     Photo Details  & Description      Utah Range Map

Photo Details 1.  Flower  2.  turning to seed, 3. turning to seed,  4. plumes, 5. leaves,  6.  plant  October 31, 2004 , Goshen Canyon,  Utah County, Utah -  © Nicky Davis Characteristics syn. Stansbury Cliffrose, Cowania stansburiana== Purshia tridenta== Purshia stansburiana==Purshia mexicana Five petaled, rose-like,1 to 2 inch cream flowers with many stamen. Leaves are 3 lobed, about 6 to 15 foot tall tree/shrub.  Large single fruits with 1 to 2 inch long feathery plumes. This plant was aromatic and a bit sticky. Host Plant  for the Desert Elfin - Callophrys Fotis == Incisalia fotis butterfly   For photos click DESERT ELFIN BUTTERFLY,  CALLOPHRYS FOTIS==INCISALIA FOTIS Back to Top