Frangula californica subsp. californica

Endemic
Synonyms: Rhamnus laurifolia Nuttall
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 54. Mentioned on page 53.

Leaf-blades bright green or yellow abaxially, dark green adaxially, narrowly to broadly elliptic, 2–8 cm, margins entire or sharply serrate, flat, apex acute, both surfaces glabrous or abaxial slightly puberulent; veins prominent abaxially. Drupe stones 2.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Coastal sage scrub, desert scrub, chaparral, woodlands, forest edges.
Elevation: 0–2800 m.

Distribution

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Calif., in Pacific Islands (Hawaii)

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
hirsutulous +, glabrate +  and glabrous +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
John O. Sawyer† +  and Guy L. Nesom +
(Eschscholtz) A. Gray +
cuneate +  and rounded or subcordate +
Rhamnus californica +
protruding +
dark green +, yellow +  and bright green +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
bright green +  and green gray-green yellowish green or yellow abaxially +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
not glaucous +
oblongelliptic;elliptic;oblongelliptic;elliptic;ovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
Calif. +  and in Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +
elongate +  and globose +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
0–2800 m. +
Coastal sage scrub, desert scrub, chaparral, woodlands, forest edges. +
circumscissile +
free +  and adnate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
5-60-flowered +  and pedunculate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
serrate +  and entire +
intrastaminal +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
adnate +  and distinct +
clawed +, broadly obovate +  and obcordate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jul. +
2-4-carpellate +
Gen. Amer. Bor. +
not furrowed +
obovoid +  and lenticular +
yellowish +  and green or white +
distinct +
spreading +  and erect +
keeled;ovate-triangular +
red +  and gray or brown +
hairy +  and glabrous +
2-3-parted +
indehiscent +
2 +  and 3 +
Rhamnus laurifolia +
Frangula californica subsp. californica +
Frangula californica +
subspecies +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +