Cliff Fendler Bush (Fendlera rupicola)

   
 

Cliff Fendler Bush (Fendlera rupicola), Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Photographs by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Cliff Fendlerbush, Fendlerbush, False Mockorange, Fendlera, Antelope Brush, Fendler's Buckbrush
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Fendlera rupicola
• Family: Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangia Family)
• Geographic Range: Common in the higher mountains of the Trans-Pecos region, including the Davis, Chisos, and Guadalupe mountains; northward and westward into New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona; and southward into Chihuahua, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Deciduous, widely-branched shrub 3' to 6' tall and 4' wide.
• Remarks: White flowers in spring, sometimes later. Heat tolerant, full sun to partial shade, light to moderate water on well drained soils.

Last Update: 27 Feb 2005