blackbrush Rosaceae Coleogyne ramosissima Torr.   symbol: CORA
	Leaf: Opposite, drought deciduous, linear or club-like, 1/2 to 3/4 inch long, entire edges, tightly clustered, gray-green and aromatic. Flower: Perfect, yellow to yellow-brown, broadly pointed sepals (1/4 inch across and long), typically without petals, appearing singly at ends of branches in early spring. Fruit: Crescent to ovate shaped, chestnut brown achenes, 1/8 to 1/4 inch long, ripen in early summer. Twig: Stiff, gray (darker when wet), darkening with age and often ending in a spine; many branched twigs. Bark: Dark gray to nearly black with, shallow, lighter gray fissures. Form: Low, spreading bush with a rounded, dense crown reaching 1 to 5 feet in height.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Coleogyne ramosissima can be found (opens a new window). USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Coleogyne ramosissima is native to North America.