''Fendlera'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

shrub A shrub (often also called a 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 ...

s in the

Hydrangeaceae Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe. Description The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled ...

. They are most commonly known as fendlerbush. The name fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus ''

Fendlerella ''Fendlerella'' is a monotypic genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae containing the single species ''Fendlerella utahensis''. This plant is known as Utah fendlerella, yerba desierto, or sometimes as Utah fendlerbush (it having previously been incl ...

''. The genus was named for

Augustus Fendler Augustus Fendler (January 10, 1813 – November 27, 1883), alternatively written as August Fendler, was a Prussian-born American natural history collector. Fendler gained his first taste of exploration as a physician's assistant. He partook in a ...

in 1852.in Smithson. Contrib. iii. 1852 (Pl. Wright. i.) 77. t. 5. (IK)

References

Hydrangeaceae Cornales genera Flora of North America {{Cornales-stub