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 stansburiana
Five petaled,
rose-like,1 to 2 inch cream flowers with many stamen. Leaves
are 5 lobed (three lobes at tip with one more on each side below the
tip), about 6 to 9 foot tall tree/shrub. It appears more upright than
the P. tridentata that is 6 feet wide and 3 feet tall. The
stansburiana and tridentata do hybridize. Large single
fruits
with 1 to 2 inch long feathery plumes. This plant was aromatic and a
bit sticky.
Host Plant
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