Pronunciation: PER-shee-a stans-bur-ee-AY-na
Common name: Cliff rose
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Dry slopes and canyons, 4000'-8000', joshua
tree woodland, pinyon-juniper woodland, mountains of
east Mojave
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Purshia
2) stansburyana
Formerly Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana