Hydrangeaceae

Cliff fendlerbush

Fendlera rupicola A.Gray

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Fendlera

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Cliff fendlerbush (Fendlera rupicola) — FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 假山梅花
English: Cliff fendlerbush, Cliff fendler bush, False mockorange, Wright's fendlerbush
nv: Chʼil ntłʼizí, Bistááʼáshchʼil

Synonyms

Edwinia wrightii (Engelm. & A.Gray) A.Heller
Fendlera falcata Thornber
Fendlera rupicola var. falcata (Thornber) Rehder
Fendlera rupicola var. lindheimeri A.Gray
Fendlera rupicola var. tomentella (Thornber ex Wooton & Standl.) Kearney & Peebles
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii Engelm. & A.Gray
Fendlera tomentella Thornber ex Wooton & Standl.
Fendlera wrightii (Engelm. & A.Gray) A.Heller

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 146 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dominic McLean, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James Fowler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kevin Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ben Sims, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Larry Jensen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.