Snowbrush is a fragrant evergreen shrub of western mountain forests that is a pioneer species after fire or logging, rapidly colonizing disturbed ground. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen, enriching soils for later-successional trees. Its white flower clusters are heavily visited by native bees, and it provides crucial early-season forage for deer and elk.
Habitat
Disturbed mountain slopes, burns, and forest openings in the western US
Diet
Browsed by deer and elk; flowers support native bees in early summer
How common
Common
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