Frangula californica subsp. crassifolia

(Jepson) Kartesz & Gandhi

Phytologia 76: 448. 1994.

Common names: Thickleaf coffeeberry
Endemic
Basionym: Rhamnus californica var. crassifolia Jepson Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 615. 1925
Synonyms: R. californica subsp. crassifolia (Jepson) C. B. Wolf R. tomentella subsp. crassifolia (Jepson) J. O. Sawyer
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 55. Mentioned on page 53, 54.

Leaf-blades green to gray-green adaxially, broadly elliptic to oblongelliptic, 8–10 cm, margins usually entire, sometimes serrulate, flat, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface densely and closely white stellate-hairy, without intermixed simple, erect hairs, adaxial surface moderately to densely hirsutulous and sparsely stellate-hairy; veins prominent abaxially. Drupe stones 2.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Chaparral, woodlands.
Elevation: 300–1400 m.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
stellate-hairy +  and hirsutulous +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
obtuse +  and rounded +
John O. Sawyer† +  and Guy L. Nesom +
(Jepson) Kartesz & Gandhi +
cuneate +  and rounded or subcordate +
Rhamnus californica var. crassifolia +
protruding +
green +  and gray-green +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
broadly elliptic;oblongelliptic +
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 +
Thickleaf coffeeberry +
elongate +  and globose +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
300–1400 m. +
Chaparral, woodlands. +
circumscissile +
free +  and adnate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
5-60-flowered +  and pedunculate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
serrulate +  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 Feb–Apr. +
2-4-carpellate +
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 +
R. californica subsp. crassifolia +  and R. tomentella subsp. crassifolia +
Frangula californica subsp. crassifolia +
Frangula californica +
subspecies +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +