Blackbrush

Quick look

Coleogyne ramosissima or blackbrush, is a low lying, dark grayish-green, aromatic, spiny, perennial, soft wooded shrub, native to the deserts of the southwestern United States. It is called blackbrush because the gray branches darken when wet by rains. It is in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is monotypic.

• It belongs to the Rosaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 5 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Utah and Nevada. ^NatureServe
• In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–May. ^iNaturalist
• In Nevada, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–May. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 6 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 947 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #59 among the 109 flowers on our Utah list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 563 research-grade sightings of it in Nevada, ranking #70 among the 110 flowers on our Nevada list. ^iNaturalist