Rosaceae

Cliff rose

Purshia stansburyana (Torr.) Henrickson

Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Purshia

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Cliff rose
Finnish: Kalifornianruusio
nv: Awéétsʼáál, Ałtsʼáʼázchʼil

Synonyms

Cowania alba Goodd.
Cowania mexicana subsp. stansburyana (Torr.) A.E.Murray
Cowania mexicana var. stansburyana (Torr.) Jeps.
Cowania stansburyana Torr.
Purshia alba (Goodd.) E.I.Golubk.
Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana (Torr.) S.L.Welsh
Yadakeya ontakensis Makino

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, 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). About our plant data.