Prunus ilicifolia var. ilicifolia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 9. Treatment on page 362.
Shrubs or trees, 10–90 dm. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm; blade ovate to suborbiculate, 1.6–6 × 1.2–4 cm, margins undulate, spinose-dentate to spinose-serrulate. Drupes dark red to purple, 12–18 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–May; fruiting Aug–Nov.
Habitat: Chaparral, woodlands, canyons, slopes, and ridges
Elevation: 0–1600 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
Variety ilicifolia is widely cultivated in California because of its persistent, dark green, hollylike foliage.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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eglandular +
aggregated +
perigynous +
dehiscent +
acute;acuminate +
folded +
absent +
absent +
leafless +
glabrous +
bright +
aggregated +
flattened +
absent +
blooming +
absent +
fascicles +
scattered +
glabrous +
cupulate +
Present +
15-40-flowered +
axillary +
crassinucellate +
simple +
alternate +
persistent +
undulate +
splitting +
leathery +
absent +
aggregated +
glabrous +
absent +
glabrous +
perigynous +
suborbiculate;obovate;suborbiculate;obovate;elliptic +
equal +
eglandular +
absent +
glabrous +
1;250 +
Syn. Pl. +
1842 +
not arillate +
falling +
triangular +
absent +
Illustrated +
usually shorter +
longer +
10;30 +
capitate +
pinnate +
caducous +
free +
absent +
linear;lanceolate +
deciduous +
distinct +
terminal +
not elongate +
glabrous +
Prunus ilicifolia var. ilicifolia +
Prunus ilicifolia +
variety +
clonal +
absent +
callus-tipped +
sharp +
developed +
absent +
inconspicuous +
minute +
glabrous +
not thorny +