About Purshia plicata (D.Don) Henrickson
Purshia plicata belongs to the Purshia genus of plants. Purshia species are deciduous or evergreen shrubs, typically growing between 0.3 and 5 metres (1 to 16 and a half feet) tall. Their leaves are 1 to 3 centimetres (half an inch to 1 and a quarter inches) long, deeply three- to five-lobed, and have revolute margins. Flowers measure 1–2 cm in diameter, with five petals that range from white to pale yellow or pink, paired with yellow stamens. The fruit is a cluster of dry, slender, leathery achenes, and these clusters measure 2–6 cm long. Roots of Purshia species have nodules that host the nitrogen-fixing bacterium Frankia. Members of the Purshia genus are native to western North America. They grow in dry climates, with a range extending from southeast British Columbia, Canada, south through the western United States to northern Mexico.
