Shortspine Horsebrush
Tetradymia spinosa Hook. & Arn.
Aster family
Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring
Ecosystem & Wildlife
Pollinators
Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host
Hemileuca burnsi
Native Range
- USA: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.
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