Rosaceae

Mexican cliffrose

Purshia mexicana (D.Don) S.L.Welsh

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Purshia

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Mexican cliffrose: Purshia mexicana – cliffrose — Photo: Renee from Las Vegas, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Mexican cliffrose

Synonyms

Cowania mexicana D.Don
Cowania mexicana var. dubia Brandegee
Cowania purpurea Zucc.
Greggia purpurea Engelm. ex Hemsl.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Renee from Las Vegas, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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