''Chamaebatiaria'' is a monotypic genus of aromatic

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

in the

rose family Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. The family includes herbs, shrubs, and trees. Most species are deciduous, but some ...

containing the single species ''Chamaebatiaria millefolium'', which is known by the common names fern bush and desert sweet. Its genus name comes from its physical resemblance to the mountain miseries of genus ''

Chamaebatia ''Chamaebatia'', also known as mountain misery, is a genus of two species of aromatic evergreen shrubs endemic to California. Its English common name derives from early settlers' experience with the plant's dense tangle and sticky, strong-smell ...

'', which are not closely related. (Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae") This is a hairy, sticky plant covered in fernlike foliage made up of fronds of small leaflets. At the ends of the erect branches of this spreading bush are

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

s of white roselike flowers. This shrub is a resident of scrub, woodland, and forests in western North America. The closest relative of '' Spiraeanthus''.

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Jepson Manual Treatment''Chamaebatiaria millefolium'' USDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
Sorbarieae Monotypic Rosaceae genera Flora of the Western United States Taxa named by Karl Maximovich {{Amygdaloideae-stub