Mission: Biomes (Earth Observatory)NASA Kids Home 🏠Mission: Biomes 🌵MissionsGreat Graph Match🕵️♀️To Plant or Not to Plant 👨🏻🌾BiomesConiferous ForestDesertGrasslandRainforestShrublandTemperate Deciduous ForestTundraResourcesGlossaryTeacher ResourcesAbout Mission: BiomesBrittlebush Brittlebush is a brittle and woody bush (hence the name). It can withstand hot temperatures and very little rainfall. In the late winter and early spring, the bush has tiny yellow flowers that form at the end of long stems.