Shrub Steppe - Eastern Washington State

Antelope bitterbrush

Eastern Washington

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Related information
Purshia tridentata profile- fact sheet and plant guide - USDA
Purshia tridentata - Antelope Bitterbrush-Central Washington Native Plants
Native Shrubs for Eastern Washington Gardens - WNPS
Bitterbrush - Lewis and Clark
Edward Stuhl Artwork - Bitterbrush and Wild Lilac

Browsing of Antelope Bitterbrush(Purshia tridentata: Rosaceae) in the South Okanagan Valley, British Columbia: Age Preferences and Seasonal Differences

Butterfly host plant for:
California hairstreak butterfly
Behr's hairstreak butterfly
Brown elfin butterfly

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Related Books
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
Wildflowers of the Inland Northwest
Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia and the Inland Northwest
Northwest Penstemons: 80 Species in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

Deer browsing the bitter brush or Purshia tridentata
Antelope bitterbrush or Purshia tridentata
browsed by deer

Mountain chickadee in antelope bitterbrush
Antelope bitterbrush detail,
with mountain chickadee

Savannah sparrow in bitterbrush
Antelope bitterbrush detail,
with savannah sparrow

Eastern Washington bitterbrush with moose
Antelope bitterbrush,
with Lake Roosevelt moose

Closeup picture of antelope bitterbrush with a Behr's hairstreak butterfly
Antelope bitterbrush foliage
hosts Behr's hairstreak butterfly

Closeup picture of antelope bitterbrush with a ringlet butterfly
Antelope bitterbrush
hiding a common ringlet butterfly

Picture of antelope bitterbrush hiding a young towhee
Bitterbrush detail
with juvenile spotted towhee

Antelope bitterbrush picture
Old antelope bitterbrush

Picture of yellow bitterbrush flowers
Aromatic yellow bitterbrush flowers in May

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