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Purshia stansburyana

Purshia stansburyana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Purshia
Species:
P. stansburyana
Binomial name
Purshia stansburyana
Synonyms[1]
  • Cowania stansburyana Torrey
  • Cowania mexicana var. stansburyana (Torrey) Jepson
  • Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana (Torrey) S. L. Welsh

Purshia stansburyana is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Stansbury's cliffrose. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in woodlands, desert, and plateau habitat. It often grows anchored on cliffs and prefers rocky, granular soils, especially limestone.[2]

  1. ^ James Henrickson (2015), "Purshia stansburyana (Torrey) Henrickson, Phytologia. 60: 468. 1986. [(as stansburiana)]", Flora of North America, vol. 9
  2. ^ US Forest Service Fire Ecology

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