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Physocarpus monogynus
Physocarpus monogynus (Torr.) J.M. Coult.
Mountain Ninebark
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: PHMO4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Hairy shrub.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Aggregate , Follicle
Size Notes: Up to about 40 inches tall.
Fruit: Aggregated follicles.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Red , GreenBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AZ , CO , MT , NM , NV , OK , SD , TX , UT , WYNative Distribution: Rockies from Montana south to New Mexico, west to Arizona and Nevada, east to South Dakota, Oklahome, and Texas.
Native Habitat: Well-drained canyon bottoms, mountain slopes, mixed shrub communities, coniferous woods.
Value to Beneficial Insects
Special Value to Native BeesThis information was provided by the Pollinator Program at The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | UPL | FACU | UPL |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Physocarpus monogynus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Physocarpus monogynus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Physocarpus monogynus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-23Research By: TWC Staff