Buckbrush Explained

Buckbrush is the common name for several species of North American shrubs that deer feed on, including but probably not limited to:

• Cephalanthus occidentalis
• Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush (south-central U.S.)
• Some western North American species of the genus Ceanothus, especially:
  • Ceanothus cuneatus
• Purshia tridentata and P. stansburiana (dry regions of western North America)
• Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, native to the eastern United States and Canada