deerbrush

Updated: January 17, 2026

It is a dense growth of chaparral from three to six or eight feet high, composed chiefly of manzanita, cherry, chincapin, and several species of ceanothus, called deerbrush by the hunters, forming, when in full bloom, one of the most glorious flowerbeds conceivable.

John Muir - Steep Trails : California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon